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Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 17 October, 1999)

The New Light of Myanmar (Sunday, 17 October, 1999)
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(1)   Chairman of the SPDC tours Northern Shan State
(2)   Senior General Than Shwe inspects construction works 
       at Kalaw Station
(3)   Senior General Than Shwe, Daw Kyaing Kyaing donate 
       provisions to Sarthintaiks, nunneries in Taunggyi
(4)   Secretary-l attends ceremony to mark World Food Day
(5)   Transport sector principally contributes toward further 
       strengthening of national solidarity
(6)   Refresher course for private traditional medicine practitioners 
        concludes
(7)   26 members resign from Shwedaung Township NLD

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(1)   Chairman of the SPDC tours Northern Shan State

YANGON, 16 Oct - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council 
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe and members 
left Lashio for Hsenwi by helicopter on 13 October.


Senior General Than Shwe gave necessary guidance.

        
The ministers, who were accompanying the Senior General, met departmental 
officials and service personnel at the town hall.

On 14 October, the Senior General left Lashio to Laukkai by helicopter.Senior 
General Than Shwe met national race leaders of Shan State (North) Special 
Region-1at the hall of regional battalion.

Kokang national leaders reported on work done for development of cultivation 
and transport and requirements. The Senior General then gave guidance.The 
Senior General and party toured Laukkai.The Senior General and party, senior 
military officers, officials and Kokang national race leaders posed for 
photo. The Headmistress and the teachers reported on multimedia classroom, 
domestic science music and art room.

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(2)   Senior General Than Shwe inspects construction works 
       at Kalaw Station

YANGON, 16 Oct - Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council 
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Than Shwe, currently in 
Lashio, flew to Heho Airport by helicopter on 15 October morning.

Then, Senior General Than Shwe and party flew:on to Kalaw by helicopter. 
Senior General Than Shwe and party went on a tour of the construction site of 
Kalaw Station. The Senior General gave instructions to officials and then 
left there for Taunggyi by helicopter.

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(3)   Senior General Than Shwe, Daw Kyaing Kyaing donate 
       provisions to Sarthintaiks, nunneries in Taunggyi
    
YANGON, 16 Oct - A ceremony to donate provisions to 11 Pariyatti Sarthintaiks 
and four nunneries in Taunggyi, Shan State, was held at Myole Dhammayon of 
Atula Marazein Sutaung-pyi Pagoda, Taunggyi, this morning with Chairman of 
the State Peace and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence 
Services Senior General Than Shwe and Daw Kyaing Kyaing in attendance.

The Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and encourage paid obeisance to the 
Sayadaws.


Afterwards, the Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing presented provisions and 
offertories to the Sayadaw of Theindaung Pariyatti Sarthintaik.


Daw Kyaing Kyaing offered provisions and robes to nuns.


Then, the Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party shared merits gained.


After the ceremony, the Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party,6,, 
went to Nyaungshwe by helicopter.


At 9 am, the Buddha Images arrived at the jetty where they were welcomed by 
the Senior General and party.

The Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing watched the boat races and presented 
prizes to winning teams in men?s and women?s divisions.

Afterwards, the Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party went to the 
Kyaungdawgyi.


The Sayadaws presented replicas of the Buddha images to the Senior General 
and Daw Kyaing Kyaing.


The Senior General and party offered Shwethingan to the Buddha images and 
performed rituals of golden and silver showers.


The Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing made donations to the Kyaungtaik.


The Senior General and Daw Kyaing Kyaing and party left for Heho by 
helicopter and then arrived back here by Tatmadaw flight.

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(4)   Secretary-l attends ceremony to mark World Food Day
    
YANGON, 16 Oct - A ceremony to mark 1999 World Food Day was held at 
International Business Centre on Pyay Road this morning, with an address by 
Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.


Secretary- 1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt delivered an address on the occasion.

Afterwards, the Secretary-l presented first, second and third prizes for 
outstanding performance in monsoon paddy cultivation to Bogale, Kyauktaga and 
Kyauletaw Townships respectively and outstanding performance in summer paddy 
cultivation to Kyaiklat. Mawlamyinegyun and Myaungmya Townships respectively.

The Secretary-l then presented prizes to Phado Aung San and party of 
Nyeinchanyay Ywathit in Hpa-an Township and Mongzin breeding farm of Honpang 
Co in Kengtung Township respectively for national races? outstanding 
performance in breeding poultry and pig.

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(5)   Transport sector principally contributes toward further 
       strengthening of national solidarity
    
YANGON, 16 Oct - The second four-monthly work co-ordination meeting of the 
Ministry of Transport took place in the meeting hall of the ministry this 
morning, attended by Secretary-l of the State Peace and Development Council 
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.


In his address, the Secretary-l said.

In conclusion, the Secretary-l urged all the employees under the Ministry of 
Transport to strive for the promotion of efficiency of the transport sector 
and for the development which meets the international standard, to provide 
transport services which enable the passengers to travel with peace of mind 
and to endeavour for the swift and speedy flow of freight, the smooth flow of 
imports and the acceleration in the rate of economic growth


After the ceremony, the Secretary-l inspected mowers manufactured by Dalla 
Shipyards of Inland Water Transport.

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(6)   Refresher course for private traditional medicine practitioners 
        concludes

YANGON, 16 Oct - The two-month refresher course No 1 for private traditional 
medicine practitioners conducted by the Department of Traditional Medicine 
under the Ministry of Health, concluded in the meeting hall of the department 
this morning, with an address by Minister for Health Maj-Gen Ket Sein.


The minister quoted the speech made.

Then, the minister gave prizes to outstanding trainees.

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(7)   26 members resign from Shwedaung Township NLD

YANGON, 16 Oct - Twenty-six members resigned from National League for 
Democracy of Shwedaung Township, Bago Division.


Twenty-six members of Shwedaung Township NLD, Bago Division, of their own 
volition, resigned by sending letters of resignation to Shwedaung Township 
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission and the party concerned on 
26 September 1999 as they no longer wished to participate in party politics 
of NLD.

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