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INFORMATION SHEET N0.A-0638(I)



					MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
								YANGON
						INFORMATION SHEET
					N0.A-0638(I) 6th  October 1998 	

(1) 		(Continuation of Yesterday)

		Attitude of the Nationalities Peace Groups 
		Today, a translation of the declaration of the Shan State Nationalities
People?s Liberation Organization (SSNPLO) issued on 30-9-98 is stated as
follows. 
The declarations of other peace groups will also be made public.
		Declaration on the Attitude of the Central Committee of the Shan State
Nationalities People?s Liberation Organization (SSNPLO) in connection with
Prevailing Situation


															Date:  30-9-98
1.		The Shan State Nationalities People?s Liberation Organization (SSNPLO)
invited the people in the region to a mass meeting and sought their opinion in
February 1994.
2.		At the meeting, the people expressed their desire-- ?to secure genuine
internal peace?. In accordance with the wish of the people, it ceased fire
with the government on 9 October 1994 and reached agreement with the
government to work together with it for regional development.
3.		Accordingly, it has cooperated with the government and achieved success to
a certain extent. It continues to cooperate with the government.
4.		However, the National League for Democracy (NLD) is trying to convene a
Hluttaw which it has no right to do so but only the government can convene it.
This attempt can pose a grave danger to stability, community peace and the
rule of law. It will be harmful to the public and cause sufferings to them.
5.		Hence, the Shan State Nationalities People?s Liberation Organization
(SSNPLO) hereby declares that it will not (not) support the dangerous act of
the National League for Democracy (NLD) to call a Hluttaw.
														Sd. Takleh
														Chairman
						Shan State Nationalities People?s Liberation Organization 										
			(SSNPLO)
														 (Central)


(2)		Secretary-1 Inspects Construction of Ngamoeyeik Bridge 		

		Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council inspected 
construction  of Ngamoeyeik Bridge (Thingangyun) on 5 October. The Ngamoeyeik
Bridge (Thingangyun), 700 feet long and 72 feet wide, will link Thingangyun
and Dagon Myothit (New Satellite Town).  Approach road on Thingangyun sector
is 1,400 feet long and on Dagon Myothit sector 1500 feet long. The bridge with
two walkways on both sides, each six feet wide, can bear 60 tons.  

(3)		18 Tourists from Mexico Arrive

		Under the arrangement of Myanmar Hotels and Cruises Ltd of United Kingdom,
18 tourists from Mexico arrived at Yangon International Airport on 5 October.
They will visit famous pagodas in Yangon, places of interest and cultural
edifices under the arrangement of Tour Mandalay and Insight Myanmar Companies.
They will also go sightseeing from Mandalay to Bagan-NyaungU region by Road to
Mandalay ship.

(4)		Myanmar Youth Delegation Leaves for the Philippines

		A Myanmar youth delegation comprising 31 members of Union Solidarity and 
Development Association left for the Republic of the Philippines by air on 5
October to take part in 25th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme (SSEAYP)
1998 organized by Youth Affairs Management and Cooperation Agency of the
Office of the Prime Minister of Japan. Altogether 330 youths from nine ASEAN
member countries and Japan will take part in the programme, and will visit the
Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,
Vietnam and Japan. Delegate youths of ten nations will visit Myanmar on 28
October. The Myanmar youth delegation comprises 32 members of executive
committees from State/ Division and Township USDAs.


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