Headlines
- Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects regional development, river water pumping projects in Myingyan, NyaungU districts
- Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects Lawkananda river water pumping project in Bagan-NyaungU
- Yangon North District holds paddy transplanting skill contest
- MMCWA President presents
- EY-20, EX-17 Robin engines on special sales
- Agricultural Census Data Processing Course opened
Sport
Drug
Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt
meets with members of MNCWA
YANGON, 30 July - Myanmar National Committee for Women's Affairs Patron State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt met with members of the MNCWA and gave instructions at the meeting hall of Zeya Thiri Beikman on Konmyinttha here this evening.
Present on the occasion were Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Chairman Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, the ministers, MNCWA Chairman Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, the chief justice, the attorney-general, the vice-chief of military intelligence, the deputy chief justice, the vice-mayor, MNCWA member and Working Committee Chairperson Prof Dr Daw May May Yi, member of MNCWA and Working Committee Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, advisers to the Working Committee Daw Khin Than Nwe, Daw Khin Lay Thet, and Daw Than Than Nwe, responsible personnel of the State Peace and Development Council Office, departmental heads, and guests.
Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt said that in this meeting coordination will be made on assistance to be rendered by related ministries and the MNWCWA's achievements in the development of the women sector and future tasks.
Moreover, some recently exposed cases related to the smuggling of Myanmar women into foreign nations will also be explained at this meeting.
It is found that members of the MNCWA are making field tours of various regions in all the states and divisions and had a cordial discussions with local young women. They are launching organizational and educational campaigns on a successful and broad scale. The MNCWA at central level is also taking accelerated measures to provide young women with correct outlooks by broadcasting educational teleplays and publishing educational books. These educational and organizational measures are of great help for development of political, economic and social sectors of the State on the correct national path. Further, it also contributes much to the strengthening of the national consolidation. Therefore, these measures are very effective and efficient.
Thus, it is necessary for the MNCWA to speed up their endeavours so that the success already achieved can be maintained.
The excursion team of the MNCWA at first made field trips to Shan State, Mon State and Kayin State and gave educational talks to young women there.
They also succeeded in the tasks to prevent national young women living in remote border areas from being lured by illegal human traffickers. Then, the excursion team went to plain regions and conducted educational campaigns there. They also went on excursion to 10 townships in Chin State, Bago Division (West), and Mandalay Division. There they had cordial discussions with local young women and gave educational talks to them.
However, efforts are to be made with might and main as there are still many regions left to launch educational campaigns.
Previously, there were no close relations and dealings among national races because remote areas were then difficult of access.
Nowadays, the transport system has improved markedly in all the states and divisions. Therefore, it enables the team to make field trips there, meet with national young women and have cordial discussions with them and fulfil their requirements, resulting in the further cementing of national consolidation.
Young women, especially innocent and simple national young women residing in border areas are prone to persuasion.
Unscrupulous persons, after observing the situation of young women, tend to lure them politically or economically or socially for seeking their own interests.
Mostly, these people persuade young women into thinking highly of foreign countries and smuggle them abroad. At a time when some big nations, on the pretext of democracy and human rights, have imposed economic sanctions on Myanmar to bring about unemployment and recession, it is more likely that unscrupulous persons, capitalizing on the situation, will try to breed social and moral decay into young women.
Trying to push the people of a nation into deep poverty like this is abuse of human rights. If we look at the international situation, it can be easily seen that these big powers, saying that the other nations are violating human rights and lacking democracy, are committing human rights abuse and interfering in the latter's internal affairs.
However, there are many instances of human rights abuse in these nations also.
As national characteristics such as courtesy, humanitarianism and willingness to help others, irrespective of race and religion, have been flourishing in our country, we can say that Myanmar people enjoy human rights fully.
In a situation where dishonest persons, emboldened by the nation's economic recession and unemployment problems, can make use of young women for their selfish interests, it is necessary for the MNCWA to raise the momentum of the work of developing the women sector and educating and organizing young women.
Myanmar women are polite, morally upright and value their customs and traditions. Therefore, it is the most effective way for Myanmar women to educate and organize one another in their attempt to maintain their genuine characteristics. Therefore, it can be said that the dissemination of knowledge and education and frank and honest discussions of the MNCWA is a powerful tonic for young Myanmar women.
We should also notice that the opposites such as white and black, good and bad, and constructive and destructive forces always go together.
The State has been taking measures to preserve and promote traditional culture by holding Myanma Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions. Moreover, the MNCWA is also taking a leading role in launching organizational campaigns for preserving traditional culture.
However, there are still some young women who, thinking highly of foreign countries, discard their own culture. And their mode of dress is also contrary to Mynamar culture. Dishonest persons, taking advantage of moral and cultural decay of such young women, married them to foreigners as a way of smuggling them out of the country. These human traffickers are working in gangs and some of them have been exposed.
The Secretary-1 urged all those present at the meeting to take part in the discussions to put an end to destructive acts and to be able to promote the development of the Myanmar women sector.
Deputy Head of Department of the Office of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence Col Tin Hla reported on expose and arrest of human trafficking.
He said authorities concerned exposed and arrested human traffickers Naing Aung and Khin Hsu Wai who took money for their service on persuading honest Myanmar girls and women who wanted to work in Japan in various means and making them marry to Japanese men. They created opportunities to go to Japan through fake marriage with Japanese men and they also made Myanmar men who wanted to go to Japan marry Japanese women through fake marriage.
Naing Aung, 39, a Chinese-Bamar-Rakhine mixed nationality, was a Buddhist. He studied higher education up to second year at the Yangon University (Botahtaung Campus). He left for Japan on 22 October 1984 and worked there for the first time. He returned to Myanmar in November 1987. In December 1988, he went to Japan for the second time and got married with Ms Tanaka Hiromic, a Japanese woman and owner of Japanese traditional restaurant. Beginning 1991, he was engaged in employment and house rental service, a general service enterprise of his wife.
At that time, he became familiar with Mr Ike Qumi who ran a company that acted as a matchmaker. The company arranged marriages between the Japanese who became pubescent and those from other countries. Naing Aung signed contracts with three matchmaking companies. After making contact between a Japanese man and a Myanmar girl, they agreed to share half of the service charge. If they made contact with a Japanese, they would get 1.5 million yen. Naing Aung and the company would share ¥ 1 million after ¥ 500,000 was fixed for expenditure. He told his elder sister Kyu Kyu Win in Yangon and his friends Han Htut and Phone Maw to contact with Myanmar women wishing to marry Japanese men. The three organized Myanmar girls in various means. Three photos and personal data from those who were persuaded were sent to Naing Aung in Japan.
He opened Multi Service Japanese Language School at No 1, Seiktathukha Street in Kyarkwetthit Ward in Tamway Township in June 2001. He appointed Han Htut as a managing director of the school. Han Htut took charge in finding out women who would marry the Japanese.
Starting from 1997, Naing Aung and party were engaged in sending young Myanmar women to Japan. Fifteen young women have married to Japanese men so far. After their marriage, thirteen of them went to Japan and two of them could not leave the country for various reasons. Although Myanmar women who married to the Japanese are usually between 20 and 25, the Japanese are over 40.
The photos and personal data of Myanmar women sent by his party in Myanmar were written in pamphlets in Japanese. Naing Aung showed them to Japanese men. A Japanese man could choose four or five women. He sent the names of the women chosen in Japan to Yangon and had them waited, fixing the date. Naing Aung and a Japanese national came to Yangon before the fixed date. In Yangon the Japanese made a choice among four or five Myanmar women. After reaching the agreement marriage was arranged at the court and wedding reception was also held within 1 or 2 days under the arrangement of Naing Aung. After staying at the hotel for one or two days together with the woman he married, he and Naing Aung returned to Japan. Han Htut made arrangements for the married woman to go to Japan. Sometimes the woman did not get visa and passport for various reasons. As a result, she was unable to go abroad after the marriage. Some young women divorced their Japanese partners because of differences between social system and innate nature. After their divorce, they struggled for their living. In the end they got into great trouble abroad.
In spite of some women wishing to go to Japan, they did not want to marry to a Japanese. Therefore they performed fake marriages. Some married women also performed fake marriage as they wanted to go to Japan. In February 2001, a fake marriage was held between a married Myanmar woman who wanted to work in Japan and Mr Aluchi, a Japanese friend of Naing Aung. They agreed to give ¥1.5 million as service charge for sending her to Japan. Naing Aung also agreed to give ¥800,000 to the Japanese citizen. However, she could not go there as a visa for her was rejected. Naing Aung received Myanmar kyats equivalent to ¥ 600,000 from that Myanmar woman.
Some of the women who reached Japan divorced their Japanese husbands. Then they went to Naing Aung due to their difficulty in food, clothing and shelter needs. Some worked Naing Aung's Love Bank restaurant. He is living with one of them illegally. Moreover, he lived together with a woman who attended a spoken Japanese class conducted by him in Yangon, persuading her that he would find employment in Japan.
In early May 2003, a Myanmar man who wanted to work in Japan held fake marriage with Ms Sakaki Yuki, a clerk from World Marriage System (WMS) Co established by Naing Aung. Naing Aung made arrangements for him to go to Japan. Ms Sakaki Yuki and Naing Aung arrived in Yangon by TG 305 flight of Thai airways on 1 July 2003. He was arrested at Yangon Airport. She spent in Yangon for two days and went back home.
Like Naing Aung the human trafficker, Khin Hsu Wai committed human trafficking by luring Myanmar women to marry Japanese guys and sending the former to Japan. In 1988, Khin Hsu Wai, while attending the master's degree course in Myanmar in Yangon University, quit the university and went to Japan to get a job. She worked as a cleaner at the Washington Hotel in Tokyo for about a year. After marrying Mr Akabane Tsutomu, a Japanese citizen, in October, 1993, she plied between Myanmar and Japan and did her business. In 1998, she returned to Myanmar together with her husband and lived in Yangon. As the character of her Japanese husband was not in conformity with Myanmar culture and due to his dissipated life, she put up her husband at a house near the toll gate in Thadebin Village Tract in Hmawby Township. She supported her husband regularly.
Khin Hsu Wai has started her business arranging the marriage of Myanmar women and Japanese men since 1996 after making contacts with matchmaking companies in Japan. She usually earned 100,000 yen for matchmaking between a Japanese man and a Myanmar woman to get them married. Photos of Myanmar women and Japanese men had to be exchanged for matchmaking. If the couple liked each other, she called the Japanese man to come to Myanmar and arranged their wedding at some courts. The wedding receptions were usually held at M3 Food Centre, Top Star Restaurant and Thiri Restaurant in Hlaing Township. Although there were legal marriages before the court, in some cases, she made the fake signature of a justice to get them married. She used the fake seal and signature with the name of Deputy Judge Daw Mya Mya of Dagon Myothit (East) Township. In reality, there was no Deputy Judge Daw Mya Mya. Khin Hsu Wai has arranged the marriage of 11 Myanmar women to Japanese men since 1996 and sent the Myanmar women to Japan.
Although Khin Hsu Wai herself had no happy-wedded life with her Japanese husband due to cultural differences between them, she, in want of money, lured Myanmar women to get married with Japanese men and committing human trafficking. As her acts were exposed, severe action will be taken against her according to the law. Similarly, severe action will also be taken against Naing Aung and group who arranged the marriage of young Myanmar women and Japanese men and Myanmar men and Japanese women to send them to Japan.
Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe said that members of the MNWCWA have recently made field tours of States and Divisions during the period from May to the end of July 2003. The results of the field tours in 2002 were reported in the previous meeting. During May 2003, the association made field tours of Tonzang, Rikawda, Tiddim, Falam, Thantalang, Haka, Matupi, Kanpetlet and Mindat in Chin State, and Phwarsaw model village in Bagan-NyaungU Township; during June 2003, Thayawady, Paungde, Pyi and Gyobingauk in Bago Division (West); in July, Kyaukse, Meiktila and Patheingyi townships in Mandalay Division. The aim of the tours is to hold frank and cordial talks with rural people not only in States and Divisions but in townships, rural regions and villages, to convince the people of women development tasks, and to give advice and make suggestions about their various difficulties and problems through open discussions. While meeting with people from all walks of life, the members discussed matters on the tasks for all-round development of the nation and the fruitful results being enjoyed by the people regardless of age and especially they explained misserable results of human trafficking to young women. They warned young women against thinking highly of and relying on foreigners, and added that there were many young women at home and aborad who landed into troubles because of getting married to foreigners. The work committee members got such information through letters reporting cases of human trafficking and so they had to strongly warn young women in advance. They also urged parents, teachers and mass of women to nurture and train young women to become ones who cherish, preserve and value Myanmar's culture and traditions. The MNWCWA during the tours of all townships has provided small loans to respective working committees to lend cash to the needy and poor families in the regions in order to earn extra money. So far, the MNWCWA has provided small loans to 17 township working committees. Plans are under way to continue providing small loans to the remaining townships, and bicycles and sewing machines to the needy townships. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe elaborated on fulfilling requirements on education, health and agricultural sectors, potable water supply projects and business in their tour of Chin State, Bago Division (West) and Mandalay Division.
Afterwards, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung made a speech. In his speech, he said that in accord with the instructions given by the patron of MNCWA at its special meeting, the Working Committee for Prevention Against Trafficking in Persons, made up of 24 members, formed its branches at state and division, district, township, ward and village levels to implement the tasks. He dealt with educative talks held during the nation-wise tours of the Working Committee for Prevention Against Trafficking in Persons. He said that during the period from 17 July 2002, on which Working Committee for Prevention Against Trafficking in Persons was formed, to 16 July 2003, thanks to effectiveness of holding educative talks to the people by the MNWCWA, enthusiastic participation of related organizations and harmonious efforts of working committees for prevention against trafficking in persons at different levels, a total of 390 human traffickers in 206 cases of human trafficking were exposed, saving 1,008 persons from the danger of the human traffickers. The working committee gave educative talks to 77,421 persons and could send back 11,113 persons to their homes.
The Union of Myanmar and Australia held talks on the MoU on the fight against human trafficking in Asia. Myanmar has sent her draft of MoU to the government of Australia through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is learnt that the Australian government will reply to the draft in August 2003. After receiving the reply, Myanmar will take more measures in conformity with procedures.
Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing, Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, Chief Justice U Aung Toe, Attorney-General U Aye Maung, Deputy Ministers for Education U Myo Nyunt and Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung, and Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Brig-Gen Than Tun made suggestions on prevention against human trafficking and women development sector.
The Secretary-1 made concluding remarks, saying that respective ministries are to implement the resolutions passed at the meeting. He added that, as is known to all, women and men enjoy equal rights in Myanmar.
Myanmar women are model ones of preserving their own traditions and customs in the world.
Myanmar women are to continue preservation of Myanmar's fine traditions, culture and customs.
He spoke of the need for respective departments and organizations to supervise such entertainment industies as film and video services not to produce works harmful to traditions and culture.
He added that he is greatly heartened by the activities on women sector. Head of State Senior General Than Shwe gave guidance on maintaining the already-gained momentum of progress.
In conclusion, the Secretary-1 called on MNCWA to actively accelerate carrying out tasks, and respective departments to effectively contribute towards the tasks.
Region
Lt-Gen Ye Myint
inspects regional development, river water pumping projects in Myingyan, NyaungU
districts
YANGON, 30 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Col Thein Naing of Central Command,
officials of the State Peace and Development Council Office, Ministry of
Agriculture and Irrigation, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Progress of
Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs, departmental officials
of Myingyan District, the Chairman of Myingyan District Peace and Development
Council and officials inspected regional development in Myingyan and NyaungU
Districts, river water pumping projects and paddy plantations and met
industrialists and departmental personnel yesterday.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and
party inspected Myingyan Degree College construction project (Phase-1) in
Myingyan. Project Manager U Yu Tin of Eden Group Co Ltd reported on progress of
work, supply of construction materials and tasks to be undertaken. Lt-Gen Ye
Myint gave instructions.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint was conducted round the
construction site by Project Manager U Yu Tin and Assistant Engineer U Tint
Naing Oo.
Eighteen per cent of the first Phase has been completed. Lt-Gen
Ye Myint and party went to the field of farmer Daw Moe in Soonlun Village in
Myingyan Township and inspected cultivation of five kinds of paddy. Out of 123
acres of paddy, 22 acres have been grown. Myingyan Township Myanma Agriculture
Service Manager Daw Than Nwe reported on assistance provided by MAS and
cultivation of monsoon paddy in 2003-2004.
General Manager of MAS (Head
Office) Dr Mya Thwin reported on cultivation of paddy and land use. Lt-Gen Ye
Myint and party discussed development of Myingyan Industrial Zone in meeting
with industrialists.
Present at the meeting were Chairman of Myingyan
District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Win Myint, Secretary Col Myint
Aung and industrialists. Chairman of Myingyan District Peace and Development
Council Lt-Col Win Myint reported on location of the zone, kind of industry,
type of products and power supply. The industrialists reported on
requirements.
In his discussions, Lt-Gen Ye Myint said emphasis has been
placed on availability of water for rice sufficiency in the region. Myingyan
Industrial Zone was established for development of industries with the aims of
promoting qualifications of the national industrialists, production of quality
goods and raising of living standard of the people. He gave instructions on
measures for health and education of the children in the zone and fulfiled the
requirements.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected Aung Theikdi Oil Mill which
produces over 1,000 viss of groundnut oil a day. He inspected Myelat Jeep and
Shwe Chan Lion wagon. Officials reported on assembling of various cars. Myingyan
Industrial zone produces Myelat Jeep and Shwe Chan Lion wagon and Shwe Chan Lion
Light trucks. He also inspected Shumawa industries.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint and
party went to Soonlun Dam and inspected flow of water and irrigation. They
proceeded to Seiknyan river water pumping project site. Mandalay Division Water
Resources Utilization Department Director U Than Hlaing and officials reported
on earth work, installation of pumps and future programmes. Lt-Gen Ye Myint
inspected completion of the main canal and attended to the needs.
The dam
is expected to irrigate 10,000 acres of crops. The main canal and secondary
canal and three water tanks have been built.
They went to Kyawzi river
water pumping project in Taungtha Township. Assistant Director U Aung Win Hlaing
of Water Resources Utilization Department reported on the project, tasks to be
undertaken and irrigation programmes.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected pumping
of water from the Ayeyawady River to the main canal and gave instructions on
supply of water for cultivation of monsoon paddy and ensuring better roads in
coordination with the respective peace and development councils. On completion,
the project will benefit some 8,000 acres of farmlands, it is
learnt.
Next, they inspected No 2 main canal of the project. They headed
for Letpancheypaw Water Pumping Project in NyaungU District. An official
reported on work progress. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected land preparations and
cultivation of paddy with the agricultural method of direct sowing of paddy
seeds near mile post No 12/4 on Myingyan-NyaungU Road. They also inspected
thriving monsoon paddy fields and the transplanting of paddy along
Myingyan-NyaungU Road. They went to Ngathayauk Water Pumping Project in NyaungU
District. Officials reported on Ngathayauk and Letpan-chepaw water pumping
projects. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the pumping of water from Ayeyawady River
and left necessary instructions. The project can irrigate about 8,700 acres of
farmlands. They inspected the thriving paddy plantations.
They proceeded
to Ngathayauk in NyaungU District. There they met with departmental personnel,
members of social organizations and townselders. Lt-Gen Ye Myint dealt with
regional development tasks. The head of township General Administration
Department reported on geographical facts; and officials, on work being done
department-wise. Lt-Gen Ye Myint fulfilled the requirements, saying that the
government has been taking measures for ensuring equitable development of all
parts of the nation. In doing so, the departmental personnel are to discharge
duties consciously for regional development. The government has been also
implementing the five rural development tasks for bridging the development gap
between rural and urban regions. The staff, social organizations and local
authorities are therefore to collectively take part in the project, he
said.
They inspected the 16-bed hospital in Ngathayauk. The medical
superintendent conducted them round the hospital. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the
ward, operation theatre, laboratory and the solar room of the hospital and spoke
words of encouragement to the patients. He gave instructions to the officials
concerned. They inspected Ngathayauk Basic Education High School and progress of
the town. They spent the night in Bagan-NyaungU. Yesterday morning, they
inspected land preparations for cultivation of cotton and sesame and the
tube-well in the local regiment of Myingyan Township. An official reported on
the tube-well. Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave necessary instructions. Afterwards, they
inspected the primary school of the regiment. The principal and teachers
conducted them round the school. Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the classrooms and
school buildings and fulfilled the needs.
Lt-Gen Ye Myint
inspects Lawkananda river water pumping project in
Bagan-NyaungU
YANGON, 30 July - Member of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, accompanied by Chairman of Magway Division
Peace and Development Council Col Zaw Min, Col Thein Naing of Central Command,
senior military officers, officials of the State Peace and Development Council
office and departmental officials, inspected the Lawkananda river water pumping
project in NyaungU Township and gave necessary instructions this
morning.
At 6.45 am, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party arrived at the Lawkananda
river water pumping project site. At the briefing hall, Assistant Director U
Maung Maung Lwin of NyaungU District Water Resources Utilization Department
reported on completion of the project, installation of pumps and water supply
for agricultural purpose. Director U Than Hlaing of Mandalay Division WRUD
presented supplementary report.
Next, Manager U Thein Zaw of NyaungU
District Myanma Agriculture Service reported on cultivation of monsoon paddy by
the water of the project and General Manager Dr Mya Thwin of MAS (Head office)
gave supplementary report. Officials of Myanma Electric Power Enterprise also
reported on power supply. Lt-Gen Ye Myint gave necessary
instructions.
Afterwards, Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected the water flow of
Ayeyawady River, pumping of water and sowing of monsoon paddy.
Next,
Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspected irrigation of fields through secondary channel No (2)
from main channel No (3) and growing of paddy strains. Officials conducted them
round the fields. Lawkananda River Water Pumping Project will irrigate 100 acres
of paddy, 1,500 acres of cotton and 9,400 acres of beans and edible oil crops
totalling 11,000 acres. Later, Lt-Gen Ye Myint and party left Bagan-NyaungU and
arrived back here later in the morning.
Yangon North
District holds paddy transplanting skill contest
YANGON, 30
July - Yangon North District held a paddy transplanting skill contest (2003) at
the Myanma Paddy Research Division of Myanma Agriculture Service in Hmawby
Township this morning.
It was attended by Chairman of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe, No
1 Military Region Commander Col Tun Kyi, Hmawby Station Commander Lt-Col Tin Oo,
Secretary of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint,
departmental officials, local authorities, social organizations and local
farmers.
Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe delivered a speech on the occasion,
saying that the State has adopted four methods for boosting production of crops
- one of which is systematic planting, so he added that paddy transplanters are
to place emphasis on this. Now, measures are being taken for cultivation of
monsoon and summer paddy, cold season crops, vegetables and cash crops for
all-year round greening of 30-mile perimeter of Yangon International Airport. In
the process, all cultivable acres of farmlands in Yangon North District are to
be put under crops the whole year, he said. Only when departmental officials and
local farmers are to make collective efforts with might and main, will
accomplishments be achieved, he pointed out. Next, the commander and party
watched the contest.
MMCWA President
presents
YANGON, 30 July - President of Myanmar Maternal and
Child Welfare Association Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe handed over saplings edible
plants to housewives in Myaingthaya and Padagyi model villages in Kyauktan
Township, Yangon South District at Myaingthaya Village Maternal and Childwelfare
Association this morning.
First, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe explained the
purpose of presentation of saplings and presented saplings to the housewives in
the village.
Next, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe, vice presidents of the
association Dr Kyi Soe and Dr Daw Tin Lin Myint, Patron of the Supervisory
Committee for Yangon Division MMCWA Daw Khin Thet Htay and party planted the
saplings.
Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe proceeded to the library in Myaingthaya
Village and briefed the officials on teenager reproductive health project being
conducted by MMCWA and United Nations Population Fund. She also gave
instructions on matters related to opening of youth centre in the
village.
Afterwards, they went to Padagyi Village. They also presented
saplings of crops to housewives at primary school in the village and grow the
saplings in the school compound.
Rural earth road
opened in Budalin
YANGON, 30 July - The opening ceremony of
village-to-village earth road linking Twintaw and Laymyay Villages in Budalin
Township, Sagaing Division was held at Twintaw Village on 28
July.
Present on the occasion were Director-General Col Myo Myint of
Development Affairs Department, Secretary of Sagaing Division Peace and
Development Council Lt-Col Ye Htut, departmental officials and over 500 local
people of the two villages.
Laymyay village had no motor road in the
past. So, people could travel to Monywa by waterway only. Thanks to the rural
earth road, people can travel to Budalin and Monywa by car in short time in all
seasons.
The 3-mile-3-furlong long and 16-foot wide earth road was
constructed with the contribution of K 5.3 million by the
State.
EY-20, EX-17
Robin engines on special sales
YANGON, 30 July - The Fuji
Heavy Industries from Japan and Singapore and Twin Star Co Ltd, the sole agent
in Myanmar, jointly launched a special sales of EY-20 and EX-17 Robin engines at
the Grand Plaza Park Royal Hotel on Alanpya Pagoda Road yesterday morning, and
announced on the occasion the list of names eligible for the excursion to
Japan.
Managing Director of Twin Star Co Ltd U Lin Kyi and Managing
Director of FHI (Singapore) Mr Iwasa Hiroshi extended greetings. Senior Sales
Executive Mr Eddy Yap of FHI (Singapore) explained improved functions of EX
Series Robin engines.
Next, Assistant Manager Mr Ei Ji Ryufuku of the FHI
Service Department (Japan) gave practical demonstration of EX Series Robin
engines. U Lin Kyi announced the list of the names of sales representatives
lucky enough for the excursion to Japan.
Later, officials replied to the
queries about the engines raised by sales representatives.
Twin Star Co
Ltd distributes Robin engines, household generators, water pumps for
agriculture, and construction materials, and also opens a service station.
Engine spare parts are also available at the company.
Agricultural
Census Data Processing Course opened
YANGON, 30 July -
Settlement and Land Records Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Irrigation will conduct the taking of agricultural census for 2003 in the whole
country from 1 October to 15 November.
Agricultural Census Data
processing course is being opened at Agricultural Census Planning Office here
from 28 July to 5 August and 47 trainees are attending the course.
International Relations
Auditor-General
receives Ambassador
YANGON, 30 July - Auditor-General Brig-Gen
Tin Aye received Bangladeshi Ambassador to Myanmar Mr A B Majoor Rahim at his
office at 1 pm today.
Also present at the call were Deputy
Auditor-General U Khin Win, Director-General of the Auditor-General's Office Daw
Thin Thin and Deputy Director-General Daw Tin Kyi Oo.
Sport
Tonic and
nutritious food donated to MBF
YANGON, 30 July - Panel of
Leading Patrons of Myanmar Women's Sports Federation donated tonic and
nutritious food to Myanmar Boxing Federation at a ceremony held at Thuwunna
Youth Training Centre this afternoon.
Member of the PLPMWSF Daw Marlar
Tint explained the purpose of the donation and presented tonic and nutritious
food to MBF. President of MBF U Win Myint spoke words of
thanks.
Drug
Narcotic
drugs seized in Waingmaw, Bago and Muse
YANGON, 30 July -
Acting on the information that drug dealing would be made in the house of Gwan
Yaw, son of U Gwan Maw, Ward 1, Washaung Village, Waingmaw Township, members of
the local intelligence unit on 19 July raided the house and arrested Gwan Yaw
and Daw Kaw Naw (a) Daw Kaw Yaung, daughter of U Phaw Kon Gap of the same ward
together with 2.531 kilos of morphine.
Likewise, a combined team
comprising members of the local intelligence unit and Myanmar Police Force, on a
tip-off, inspected a passenger van with number plates 5/kha-2411 at the Polan
checkpoint near the entrance to Bago on 21 July and caught Jack Kuma, son of U
Thadda Kyoo, Kyauktada Township, for 1.5 kilos of marihuana were found on
him.
On the same day, when the combined team acting on a tip-off searched
the house (without address) in Swansaw ward, Manwein village, Muse Township, Yan
San Liu, son of U Yan Shuin Tan, Manxi, China, and Jiao Tequin, son of U Jaogui
Bao, Tongjia Sai village, Lonlin Township, China, apprehended in the act of
dealing drugs together with 1.4 kilos of heroin.
The police stations
concerned are taking action against the drug traffickers under the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Law.