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INFORMATION SHEET NO.A-0360(I)



                            INFORMATION SHEET NO.A-0360(I)
 
NO.A-0360(I)                                        23rd March 1998
 
(1)		Myanmar Systematically Tapping Water Resources, Preserving 	Availability
for Long-Term Sufficiency of Good Quality
		A ceremony to mark World Water Day, sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture and
Irrigation and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was held at
International Business Centre on Pyay Road on 22 March.
 
(2)		Ancient Finds in Budalin Township Prove Bronze Age Civilization
Flourished in Myanmar 
		A ceremony to hand over the objects excavated from an ancient 
cemetery near Nyaunggan Village in Budalin Township, Sagaing Division, to the
Ministry of Culture was held at the Tatmadaw Guest House in Yangon on 22
March. The site is about one mile southwest of Nyaunggan Village. After the
400 feet by 200 feet area had been designated for excavation, 15 square-feet
sections were dug systematically.
		In the process, the team unearthed not only the skeletons ,of human beings
but also bronze weapons and stone rings. In some places, the remains of
animals, and the remains and utensils underneath the thick layer of soil were
found. It is likely that they were buried in two or three layers of soil and
the finds include many bronze spear heads, bronze arrows, bronze axes, stone
rings, stone weapons, stone beads and earthen pots.
		An acient brick wall was found about 500 feet to the north of the  cemetery.
After excavation, it is found that the six-foot-thick wall built of ancient
bricks is encircling a mound stretching 400 feet long and 300 feet wide. There
is no sign of buildings within the area encircled by the wall.
		According to Mandalay University Geology Department, the earth excavated
from the place is identified as scoria. 
		This is the first discovery of a Bronze Age flourished in Myanmar. Noting
that to make a survey related with the primates excavated from Pondaung
region, it can be concluded that Myanmar people originated from the Stone Age
and they still survived in the Bronze Age. He said the bronze weapons show the
high standard of the people of that age and called for efforts to prove that
Myanmar people have existed for long throughout history and developed up to
the present stage.
 
(3)		Chief Justice Leaves for Laos
		Chief Justice left Yangon by air on 22 March for Lao People's 
Democratic Republic on a goodwill visit at the invitation of the Minister for
Justice of Lao People's Democratic Republic.
 
(4)		Minister for Home Affairs Leaves for Philippines
		Minister for Home Affairs left Yangon by air on 22 March for the Philippines
to attend the Asia Regional Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime to be
held in Manila.
 
(5)		Golden Orchid Ltd Pitches for General Air-Conditioners
		Golden Orchid Ltd organized a sales promotion pitch for General air-
conditioners for Myanmar New year at Traders Hotel Ballroom II on 22 March. It
was attended by sales representatives form various parts of the country and
special guests.
 
(6)		Meeting of Surgeons and Importers of Medicines and Medical Equipment
		The meeting of the 12th Surgeons Conference Organizing Committee and
importers of medicines and medical equipment will be held in the clinical
theatre of Yangon General Hospital on 25 March.
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