INFORMATION SHEET NO.A -0279(I)

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                               INFORMATION SHEET
 
	                 NO.A -0279(I)	 10th January 1998
 
(1)		Prize winners in Brunei First ASEAN Nations' Painting Contest for
Disabled honoured
		A ceremony to honour the prize winners in Brunei First ASEAN Nations'
Painting Contest for the Disabled was held at the International Business
Centre on 9 Jan. Myanmar contestants won one first prize, three second prizes,
one third prize and six consolation prizes and was third among the competing
nations.
 
(2)		Seminar on Financial Derivatives held at CBM
		The Seminar on Financial Derivatives jointly organized by Central Bank of
Myanmar and Fuji Bank Ltd was held at the CBM on 9 Jan.
 
(3)		Cruiseliner ms Sea Goddess II arrives
		Cruiseliner ms Sea Goddess II arrived Nanthida Jetty of Yangon on 9 January.
The tourists went sightseeing in downtown Yangon and visited the Shwedagon
Pagoda. They were entertained to variety dances on board the cruiseliner by
Myanmar Hotel and Tourism Services in the evening. The trip was arranged by
Myanmar Hotels and Tourism Services and Myanmar Voyages.
 
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