INFORMATION SHEET NO.A-0325(I) 21st

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INFORMATION SHEET


NO.A-0325(I) 21st
February   1998


(1)		Washington University Confers Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in 
		Business Administration on Zaykabar U Khin Shwe
		A ceremony to confer honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Business
Administration of Washington University of the United States of America was
held in Diamond Jubilee Hall of Yangon University on 20 February.  Chairman of
the Honorary Research Committee of Washington University Dr John Lim
explained the purpose of conferring the honorary doctorate on U Khin Shwe.
Professor of Washington  University Dr Carey Rosenthal spoke of the doctorate,
and conferred the honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration on
U Khin Shwe.  The American Education Foundation decided to confer the honorary
Doctor of  Philosophy in Business Administration on U Khin Shwe out of
enterpreneurs in Asia for this year, and Washington University conferred the
degree through the American Education Foundation.

(2)		339 Drug-Related Cases Exposed in January
		The Military, the Myanmar Police Force and the Customs Department could
expose 339 drug-related cases including 81 for failure to register for drug
dependency treatment and six other cases in January.  They could seize
297.2633 kilos of opium in 48 cases, 53.2053 kilos of heroin in 146 cases,
36.9106 kilos of marijuana in 25 cases, 21.7988 kilos of low-grade opium in 15
cases, 98.925 litres of Phensedyl in three cases, 1.1271 kilos of opium oil in
five cases, 71 kilos of brown opium, 0.125 litres of cough syrup in one case,
115,859 tablets of amphetamine in seven cases, 12 gallons of acetic anhydride,
two gallons of sulphuric acid, 31.14 gallons of hydrochloric acid in one case,
54 gallons of ethyl ether in one case, 15 gallons of ether, 611 gallons of
spirit, one gallon of Lysol, six gallons of mixtured liquid, 120 gallons of
chloroform, 200 gallons of opium liquid, 1,350 kilos of sodium carbonate.  
		During the period, combined teams including Military, concerned departments
and locals destroyed 17,324.523 acres of poppy in Shan State (North), 2,745.01
acres in Shan State (South), 16 acres in Shan State (East), 129.8  acres in
Magway Division, 1.05 acres in Kachin State and two acres in Chin State,
totalling 20,202.383 acres.  Members of the regional battalions in Kutkai
Township destroyed two opium refinery camps on 26 January and seized 21.86
kilos of heroin, 71 kilos of brown opium, 20.95 kilos of low-grade opium, 200
gallons of opium liquid, seven assorted guns, 28 rounds of ammunition,
chemical liquid and others.  Members of Tachilek police station seized 100,000
tablets of orange colour amphetamine.  A combine group of members of Taunggyi
Anti-drug Squad and Defence Services Intelligence searched a bus 7Ka/ 9514 on
Hopone-Taunggyi road at the junction of 4-1/2 Miles and seized, 27 kilos of
opium on 21 January.  A column of regional battalion seized 64.5035 kilos of
opium and 100 tablets of amphetamine from three suspicious men near Manwoe
Village at Monhtaw-Monhta region in eastern Shan State on 24 January.

(3)		Opium Refinery,  Related Persons Nabbed in Kutkai
		A combined team of members of Defence Services Intelligence, regional
battalion and anti-drug squad, acting on a tip-off, found a heroin refinery in
the forest in Kutkai Township on 11 February. They seized seven huts, 6.3
kilos of brown opium, 1,080 kilos of raw opium, 600 kilos of sodium chloride,
320 kilos of ammonium chloride, 72 gallons of raw opium liquid, 16 gallons of
ether, 80 gallons of lysol, 140 gallons of hydrochloric acid, 480 gallons of
alcohol and related instruments.  They also seized chemical liquid and related
apparatus, used in refining opium.  They nabbed the traffickers.  Action is
being taken against them according to Law.

(4)		Girls Leadership Course Opens
		The girls leadership course, jointly organized by Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association, UNICEF and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts,  was opened at the Health Planning Department on 20 February.  The
course will be conducted till 25 February.

(5)		Seminar on Marine Cargo Insurance
		Myanma Insurance and Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd of Japan co-
sponsored  a seminar on Marine Cargo Insurance on 20 February at Traders
Hotel.

(6)		Tokiwa to Set up Factories in Yangon, Mandalay Divisions
		Myanmar Tokiwa Corporation of Japan today agreed to lease land from Myanma
Timber Enterprise and Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd to set up  a
slate factory in Amarapura Township and a pencil factory and a cosmetics
factory in Yangon.  The Japanese company signed contracts with MTE to set up
the slate factory in the compound of No 103 Saw Mill of the enterprise in
Amarapura, Mandalay Division, and with UMEHL to build the pencil factory and
the cosmetics factory in Pyinmabin Industrial Zone of the holdings in
Mingaladon Township, Yangon Division.


OFFICE CALLS IN YANGON ON 20 FEBRUARY
(A)		Minister for Construction received A Japanese mission led by President 
Mr Toshio Kawachi of Kinsho-Mataichi Corporation at his office.  They
discussed matters related to the machinery purchased from Kinsho-Mataichi
Corporation to be used in construction work of Public.

(B)		Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation  received Chairman of Kinsho-
Mataichi Corporation Mr Toshio Kawachi at his office.  They cordially
discussed bilateral cooperation between two countries and to boost exports of
agricultural products.

(C)		Minister for Finance and Revenue received Chairman of Daewoo Corporation
Ltd of Korea Mr Gil Yong Um and party at his office.

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