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Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, November 30, 1999)

The New Light of Myanmar (Tuesday, November 30, 1999)
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe  attendes 3rd ASEAN
      Informal Summit and meetings of  Heads  of
      State/Government  of ASEAN  nations and Heads 
      of State/ Government of dialogue partners
(2)   Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
      Kyaing arrive back from Philippines
(3)   Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
      Kyaing  attend  dinner   hosted  by  President  
      Mr Estrada and wife
(4)   Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
      Kyaing arrive in Philippines            
(5)   Prime  Minister  Keizo Obuchi  praises joint
      statement of ASEAN Summit
(6)   Chairman of State  Peace and  Development  
      Council and Prime Minister  Senior General 
      Than Shwe meets President of ROK 
      Mr Kim Dae Jung
(7)   Chairman of the State Peace and  Development
      Council and Prime  Minister  Senior  General  
      Than Shwe meets Prime Minister of Japan 
      Mr Keuo Obuchi
(8)   Coord  meeting  held on oil  palm  cultivation  
      in Taninthayi Division  
(9)   Work coordinated for development of Rakhine 
      State and holding novitiation ceremonies in 
      year 2000
(10)  34 members resign from Minhla Township NLD
(11)  WEATHER

                
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(1)   Senior General Than Shwe  attendes 3rd ASEAN
      Informal Summit and meetings of  Heads  of
      State/Government  of ASEAN  nations and Heads 
      of State/ Government of dialogue partners
      

YANGON, 29 Nov - Chairman  of the State  Peace and
Development Council and Prime Minister of Union of
Myanmar  Senior  General  Than  Shwe and  wife Daw
Kyaing  Kyaing  attended the  reception to welcome
the Third ASEAN Informal Summit at the Philippines
International  Conference Centre in Manila at 8.30
am yesterday.


Heads of  State/Government  of ASEAN  nations  and
their  wives   arrived  at  the  Centre  and  were
welcomed by President Mr J Ejercito Estrada of the
Republic of the  Philippines.  Later, the Heads of
State/Government of ASEAN nations posed for photo.


President   Mr   J   Ejercito   Estrada   extended
greetings.   Afterwards,   the   ceremony   ended.
Present  on  the   occasion   were  the  Heads  of
State/Government of ASEAN nations and their wives,
Ministers  of  Foreign   Affairs,   Ministers   of
Commerce  and   Ministers   of  Finance  of  ASEAN
nations, senior ASEAN  officials,  senior economic
officers,  directors-general  of the ASEAN.  ASEAN
ambassadors  and  the   Secretary-General  of  the
ASEAN.  Together with Senior General Than Shwe and
Daw Kyaing Kyaing,  Secretary-l of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife
Dr  Daw  Khin  Win  Shwe,  ministers,  the  Deputy
Minister  for  Foreign   Affairs,   Ambassador  of
Present  on  the   occasion   were  the  Heads  of
State/Government of ASEAN nations and their wives,
Ministers  of  Foreign   Affairs,   Ministers   of
Commerce  and   Ministers   of  Finance  of  ASEAN
nations, senior ASEAN  officials,  senior economic
officers,    director-general    of   the   ASEAN,
ambassadors  and  the   Secretary-General  of  the
ASEAN.  Together with Senior General Than Shwe and
Daw Kyaing Kyain g, Secretary-1 of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and wife
Dr  Daw  Khin  Win  Shwe,  ministers,  the  Deputy
Minister  for  Foreign   Affairs,   Ambassador  of
Myanmar to the Philippines and heads of department
also attended the ceremony.


The Third  ASEAN  Informal  Summit was held in the
Meeting Room No 5 at the Philippines International
Conference  Centre at 9 am yesterday,  attended by
Chairman  of  the  State  Peace  and   Development
Council and Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar
Senior General Than Shwe.


Present at the meeting  were Sultan Haji  Hassanal
Bolkiah of Brunei,  Prime  Minister Mr Samdech Hun
Sens of Cambodia,  President Mr Abdurrahman  Wahid
of   Indonesia,   Prime   Minister   Mr   Sisavath
Keobounphanh  of Laos, Special  Representative  of
the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid
Albar, on behalf of Prime  Minister  Dato  Seri Dr
Mahathir Bin Mohamad,  Chairman of the State Peace
and Development  Council and Prime Minister of the
Union  of  Myanmar   Senior   General  Than  Shwe,
President   Mr   J   Ejercito   Estrada   of   the
Philippines,  Prime  Minister  Mr Goh Chok Tong of
Singapore,  Prime  Minister  Mr Chuan  Leekpai  of
Thailand and Prime Minister of Vietnam Mr Phan Van
Khai.


Later,  the  Heads of  State/Government  of  ASEAN
nations  met with  senior  executive  officers  of
information  technology  companies  in the Meeting
Room  No  5  of  the   Philippines   International
Conference  Centre,  seeking means for progress of
electronic enterprises in ASEAN nations.


The  senior  executive   officers  of  information
technology companies reported on data on condition
and potentials of information  technology in ASEAN
nations and plans for mutual  participation of the
public  and  the  private   sector  in  the  ASEAN
information technology sector.


In the afternoon, the meeting between the Heads of
State/Government of ASEAN nations and the Heads of
State/Government   of  the  People's  Republic  of
China, Japan and the Republic of Korea was held in
the   Meeting   Hall  No  5  of  the   Philippines
International Conference Centre.


Present at the meeting were  Chairman of the State
Peace and  Development  Council and Prime Minister
of the Union of Myanmar Senior  General Than Shwe,
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
Darussalam,  Prime Minister of Cambodia Mr Samdech
Hun Sen,  President of  Indonesia  Mr  Abdurrahman
Wahid, Prime  Minister of Lao People's  Democratic
Republic   Mr   Sisavath   Keobounphanh,   Special
Representative  of the Prime  Minister of Malaysia
Datuk  Seri Syed  Hamid  Albar,  President  of the
Philippines  Mr  Joseph  Ejercito  Estrada,  Prime
Minister of the Republic of Singapore  Mr Goh Chok
Tong, Prime Minister of Thailand Mr Chuan Leekpai,
Prime Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr
Phan Van Khai, Premier of the People's Republic of
China Mr Zhu Rongji,  Prime  Minister  of Japan Mr
Keizo  Obuchi and  President  of the  Republic  of
Korea Mr Kim Dae Jung.


The  heads of  State/Government  of  ASEAN  member
countries  and heads of State/  Government  of the
People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic
of Korea had photographs  taken.  Ben, the meeting
between  the  heads of  State/Government  of ASEAN
member  countries and the Premier of the People' s
Republic of China was held in meeting room No 5 of
Philippine International Conference Centre.


Present   at  the   meeting   were  the  heads  of
State/Government  of ASEAN  member  countries  and
Premier of the  People's  Republic of China Mr Zhu
Rongji.  Then, the  meeting  between  the heads of
State/Government of ASEAN member countries and the
Premier of Japan was held in meeting  room No 5 of
Philippine International Conference Centre.


Present   at  the   meeting   were  the  heads  of
State/Government  of ASEAN  member  countries  and
Premier  Mr  Keizo  Obuchi  of  Japan.  Then,  the
meeting between the heads of  State/Government  of
ASEAN member  countries  and the  President of the
Republic of Korea was held in meeting room No 5 of
Philippine   International    Conference   Centre.
Present   at  the   meeting   were  the  heads  of
State/Government  of ASEAN  member  countries  and
President  of the  Republic  of  Korea  Mr Kim Dae
Jung.


The Third ASEAN Informal  Summit held in Manila on
27 and 28  November  1999  was not  only  the last
ASEAN  Summit of this  century  but also the first
ASEAN  Summit  where  all  ten  South-East   Asian
nations were  represented  as full  members of the
association.


Moreover,   ASEAN  plus  China,  Japan  and  Korea
meetings  also took place and the  Declaration  of
Cooperation  in  East  Asia,  which  provided  the
framework for enhanced  cooperation  between ASEAN
and the three  dialogue  partners from  East-Asia,
was also adopted, signifying the commitment of the
13 nations to promote  cooperation  in the  coming
21st Century.


In the  course of the  meetings,  Chairman  of the
State Peace and Development Council Senior General
Than Shwe not only made important contributions to
the deliberations of the ASEAN Informal Summit and
ASEAN plus  China,  Japan and Korea  meetings  but
also had friendly exchange of views with the other
nine ASEAN leaders and the leaders of China, Japan
and Korea, thus further consolidating the existing
personal rapport among the leaders.


He  also  had  separate   discussions  with  Prime
Minister  Mr Keizo  Obuchi of Japan and  President
Kim Dae Jung of the  Republic  of Korea on matters
of mutual interest.


Therefore,   during  the  ASEAN  Informal  Summit,
Myanmar  actively  participated  in the efforts to
strengthen  ASEAN  solidarity,  cooperation  among
ASEAN nations and  cooperation  between  ASEAN and
the three dialogue  partners,  namely China, Japan
and Korea, and thus further  promoted its national
interests.


It is also  learnt  that the visit also  served to
enhance  Myanmar's  relations  with  the  other 12
nations   attending   the   meeting.  Families  of
Myanmar  Embassy also hosted a dinner in honour of
Senior  General  Than  Shwe and  wife  Daw  Kyaing
Kyaing at the residence of the Ambassador.


Senior  General  Than  Shwe and  wife  Daw  Kyaing
Kyaing  and  party  arrived  at  the  Ambassador's
residence  in Manila at 9.30 pm local  time.  They
were welcomed  there by Myanmar  Ambassador to the
Philippines  U San Thein and wife,  embassy  staff
and families and Myanmar families in Manila.


Senior  General  Than Shwe and wife and  party had
dinner together with families of the.embassy.


Secretary-l  Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt met  embassy  staff
and  students  studying  higher  learning  in  the
Philippines.  He said  Heads  of  State  discussed
economic  and  social  matters  beneficial  to all
nations and equal development in the region at the
cordial  meeting  of  ASEAN  Formal  and  Informal
Summits.  ASEAN  meetings   promoted   cooperation
among the nations  and  cooperation  methods  were
sought for economic  development in the region, he
said.


He said friendship among the nations  strengthened
through  mutual   relations   among  ASEAN  member
nations.  He  spoke   of  the   need  to   promote
cooperation in all sectors between Myanmar and the
Philippines.  The  Secretary-l  also  spoke of the
need  for  diplomats  to  serve  the  interest  of
Myanmar   and   the   Philippines    for   further
strengthening   of   relations   between  the  two
countries.


He  spoke  at  length   on   gaining   of   better
foundations  on  political   stability,   economic
development  and high  standard  of living.  Next,
Senior  General  Than  Shwe  gave  counsel  to the
students   studying   higher   learning   in   the
Philippines.


Senior  General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing  Kyaing
and  members  spent  the  night at  Manila  Hotel.
Chairman  of  the  State  Peace  and   Development
Council and Prime  Minister  Senior  General  Than
Shwe and  wife  Daw  Kyaing  Kyaing  and  members,
together with ASEAN Heads of State/Government  and
their wives, and Heads of State/Government  of the
People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic
of Korea and their wives, arrived at ASEAN Gardens
in Manila  at 9.15 am on 28  November.  They  were
welcomed by Dr Luisa P EJercito  Estrada,  wife of
President of the  Philippines  Mr Joseph  Ejercito
Estrada and officials.


The guests  observed  traditional  objects  of ten
ASEAN   nations   at  the  ASEAN   Gardens.  ASEAN
Secretary-General  Mr Rodolfo  Severino Jr, Madame
Kay Siazon,  wife of Minister  of Foreign  Affairs
and Dr Luisa P Ejercito Estrada made speeches.  Dr
Luisa  P  Ejercito  Estrada  formally  opened  the
launching of the ASEAN 2000  Countdown  Millennium
Clock.


The  guests   visited  the  ASEAN   Gardens.  They
visited  Malacanan Clinic opened for needy persons
by Dr  Luisa  P  Ejercito  Estrada.  Secretary  of
Tourism  of  the  Philippines  Gemma  Crui-Araneta
hosted a  luncheon  in  honour  of the  guests  at
Coconut Palace in Manila.


At 8 am this  morning,  Secretary-l  of the  State
Peace and  Development  Council  Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
received  senior   reporter  Mr  Roger  Mitton  of
Asiaweek  magazine at Room No 1723 at Manila Hete1
and replied to queries on political,  economic and
social conditions raised by Mr Roger Mitton.


Present were  Minister  for Foreign  Affairs U Win
Aung  and  Deputy   Minister  U  Khin  Maung  Win.
Chairman  of  the  State  Peace  and   Development
Council and Prime  Minister  Senior  General  Than
Shwe  and  wife  Daw  Kyaing  Kyaing  and  members
arrived at Ninoy Aquino  International  Airport in
Manila.  They  were  seen  off at the  airport  by
Vice-President  of the Republic of  Philippines Ms
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Myanmar Ambassador to the
Philippines U San Thein and wife, Myanmar  embassy
staff and families.


On their way home,  Senior  General  Than Shwe and
party  stopped over at Tan Son Nhat  International
Airport  in  Ho  Chi  Minh  City,  the   Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, at 11.40 am local time.


Senior  General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing  Kyaing
and members were  welcomed by First  Vice-Chairman
of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Mr Le Thanh
Hai and members,  Myanmar  Ambassador to Vietnam U
Khin Soe and wife,  military  attach  Brig-Gen Myo
Tin and embassy staff.


 Senior  General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing Kyaing
 and  members  arrived  back here in the  evening.
 
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(2)   Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
      Kyaing arrive back from Philippines


YANGON,  29  Nov  -  Myanmar   delegation  led  by
Chairman  of  the  State  Peace  and   Development
Council and Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar
Senior  General  Than  Shwe and  wife  Daw  Kyaing
Kyaing  and party  arrived  back  here by  special
flight at 3.20 pm after  attending the Third ASEAN
Informal  Summit  and the  Meetings  of the  ASEAN
Heads   of    State/Government    and   Heads   of
State/Government   of  the  People's  Republic  of
China,  Japan and the  Republic  of Korea  held in
Manila, the  Philippines,  on 28 November 1999, at
the invitation of President of the Republic of the
Philippines Mr Joseph Ejercito Estrada.


At the dinner,  President  of the  Philippines  Mr
Joseph  Ejercito   Estrada  made  a  speech.  Also
present at the dinner together with Senior General
Than  Shwe  and  wife  Daw  Kyaing   Kyaing   were
Secretary-  1 of the State  Peace and  Development
Council  Lt-Gen  Khin Nyunt and wife, His  Majesty
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam,
Prime  Minister of  Cambodia  Mr Samdech  Hun Sen,
President of Indonesia Mr Abdurrahman Wahid, Prime
Minister of Lao  People's  Democratic  Republic Mr
Sisavath  Keobounphanh, Special  Representative of
the Prime  Minister  of  Malaysia  Datuk Seri Syed
Hamid  Albar,  Prime  Minister of the  Republic of
Singapore  Mr Goh Chok  Tong,  Prime  Minister  of
Thailand  Mr  Chuan  Leekpai,  Prime  Minister  of
Socialist  Republic  of Vietnam  Mr Phan Van Khai,
Premier of the  People's  Republic of China Mr Zhu
Rongji, Prime  Minister of Japan Mr Keizo  Obuchi,
President of the Republic of Korea Mr Kim Dae Jung
and their wives, ASEAN foreign ministers, economic
ministers,   finance   ministers,   ASEAN   senior
officers,   economic   se   nior   officers,   the
directors-general      of     ASEAN,the      ASEAN
Secretary-General and invited guests.


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(3)   Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
      Kyaing  attend  dinner   hosted  by  President  
      Mr Estrada and wife
      

YANGON, 29 Nov - Chairman  of the State  Peace and
Development  Council  and  Prime  Minister  of the
Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife
Daw Kyaing  Kyaing  attended the dinner  hosted by
President of the  Philippines  Mr Joseph  Ejercito
Estrada   and   wife  in   honour   of   heads  of
State/Government  of ASEAN  member  countries  and
their wives and heads of  State/Government  of the
People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic
of Korea  and  their  wives at  Malacanan  Palace,
Manila, on 27 November evening.


Senior  General  Than  Shwe and  wife  Daw  Kyaing
Kyaing, heads of State/Government  of ASEAN member
countries   and   their   wives   and   heads   of
State/Government   of  the  People's  Republic  of
China,  Japan and the  Republic of Korea and their
wives arrived at Malacanan Palace at 7.00 pm local
time.They were welcomed  there by President of the
Philippines Mr Joseph Ejercito Estrada and wife.


Heads  of   state/government   of   ASEAN   member
countries had photographs taken.  They then had an
informal  meeting  at  Malacanan   Palace.


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(4)   Senior General Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing
      Kyaing arrive in Philippines
      

YANGON, 29 Nov - Chairman  of the State  Peace and
Development  Council  and  Prime  Minister  of the
Union of Myanmar Senior General Than Shwe and wife
Daw Kyaing Kyaing,  accompanied by  Secretary-l of
the State  Peace and  Development  Council  Lt-Gen
Khin  Nyunt and  members,  left here at 8 am on 27
November  by  special  flight to attend  the Third
ASEAN  Informal  Summit  and the  Meetings  of the
ASEAN  Heads  of  State/Government  and  Heads  of
State/Government   of  the  People's  Republic  of
China, Japan and the  Republic of Korea to be held
in Manila, the Philippines on 28 November 1999, at
the invitation of President of the Republic of the
Philippines Mr Joseph Ejercito Estrada.

Senior  General Than Shwe and party arrived at Tan
Son  Nhat  International  Airport  in Ho Chi  Minh
City, the  Socialist  Republic of Vietnam at 10.35
am local time and stopped over there.  Chairman of
the State Peace and Development  Council and Prime
Minister  Senior  General  Than  Shwe and wife Daw
Kyaing  Kyaing and party  were  welcomed  by First
Vice-Chairman   of  Ho  Chi  Minh  City   People's
Committee Mr Le Thanh Hai and members of welcoming
committee,  Myanmar  Ambassador  to Vietnam U Khin
Soe and wife,  military  attache  Brig-Gen Myo Tin
and embassy staff.


At 3.10 pm local time, Chairman of the State Peace
and Development  Council and Prime Minister Senior
General  Than Shwe and wife Daw Kyaing  Kyaing and
members  arrived  at  Ninoy  Aquino  International
Airport in Manila, the Philippines.


Senior  General Than Shwe, wife Daw Kyaing  Kyaing
and members were  welcomed by members of welcoming
partied by  Vice-President  of the Republic of the
Philippines Ms Gloria  Macapagal  Arroyo,  Myanmar
Ambassador to the  Philippines U San wife, Myanmar
embassy staff and families.


Senior  General  Than Shwe and wife and party went
to   Manila   Hotel   where   they   would   stay.


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(5)   Prime  Minister  Keizo Obuchi  praises joint
      statement of ASEAN Summit
      

YANGON, 29 Nov-Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi praised
the joint statement adopted at the ASEAN Summit in
Manila on Sunday, said an NHK report.


 Mr Obuchi  arrived  back in Tokyo on Sunday night
after the  summit of the ten  ASEAN  members  plus
South  Korea,  China and Japan  was  over.  Before
leaving  Manila,  Mr Obuchi  described  the  joint
statement  as a  great  achievement  signalling  a
broad range of cooperation  between the South East
Asian bloc and Japan, China and South Korea.


He also said  Japan  would  work  harder  on Asian
diplomacy  to  further   boost  the  movement  for
regional  cooperation  that  was  growing  in East
Asia.


Referring  to next year's G-8 Summit to be held in
Okinawa, Mr Obuchi said he wanted Asian viewpoints
to be  reflected  in the summit, the first to take
place in the new millennium.

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(6)   Chairman of State  Peace and  Development  
      Council and Prime Minister  Senior General 
      Than Shwe meets President of ROK 
      Mr Kim Dae Jung


YANGON,  29  Nov-Chairman  of the State  Peace and
Development  Council  and  Prime  Minister  of the
Union of  Myanmar  Senior  General  Than  Shwe met
President of the Republic of Korea Mr Kim Dae Jung
at  Room-208  of  the  Philippines   International
Convention    Centre   (PICC)   in   Manila,   the
Philippines, at 7 pm on 28 November.


Also present at the call were  Secretary-l  of the
State Peace and  Development  Council  Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt, Minister at the State Peace and Development
Council  Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister
for  Finance  and  Revenue  U  Khin  Maung  Thein,
Minister for Foreign Affairs U Win Aung and Deputy
Minister  U  Khin   Maung   Win.  They   cordially
exchanged views on political and economic matters.


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(7)   Chairman of the State Peace and  Development
      Council and Prime  Minister  Senior  General  
      Than Shwe meets Prime Minister of Japan 
      Mr Keuo Obuchi


YANGON,  29  Nov-Chairman  of the State  Peace and
Development  Council  and  Prime  Minister  of the
Union of  Myanmar  Senior  General  Than  Shwe met
Prime Minister of Japan Mr Keizo Obuchi at Room-12
of the Philippines International Convention Centre
(PICC) in Manila, the  Philippines,  at 3.30 pm on
28 November.


Also present at the call were  Secretary-l  of the
State Peace and  Development  Council  Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt, Minister at the State Peace and Development
Council  Chairman's Office Brig-Gen Abel, Minister
for  Finance  and  Revenue  U  Khin  Maung  Thein,
Minister  for Foreign  Affairs U Win Aung,  Deputy
Minister U Khin Maung Win, Ambassador of the Union
of  Myanmar  to  the   Philippines  U  San  Thein,
Director-General  Lt-Col  Pe  Nyein  of the  State
Peace    and    Development     Council    Office,
Director-General U Soe Tint of Government's Office
and departmental heads.


The Japanese  Prime  Minister was  accompanied  by
Deputy  Chief   Cabinet   Secretary  Mr  Fukushiro
Nukaga,  Chief  Cabinet  Counsellor  for  External
Affairs Mr Seiichiro  Noboru, Deputy  Minister for
Foreign  Affairs  Mr Ryozo  Kato and high  ranking
officials.


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(8)   Coord  meeting held on oil palm cultivation  
      in Taninthayi Division
     

YANGON, 29 Nov- A coordination  meeting on matters
relating  to  the   cultivation  of  oil  palm  in
Taninthayi  Division  was held at the meeting hall
of the Prime Minister's Office on Shwedagon Pagoda
Road at noon today, attended by Secretary-2 of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.


Speaking on the occasion,Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin Oo
said national  entrepreneurs  had already obtained
the land to  cultivate  oil  palms  in  Taninthayi
Division.  Some  of   them   were   carrying   out
reclamation of land,  preparation  for growing and
starting  the  cultivation  works on their  areas.
The Government is making  preparations for growing
oil palm by year 2000 and will attend to the needs
of entrepreneurs.


Then,  Minister  Brig-Gen  Lun Maung  reported  on
permission  for  land  to  cultivate  oil  palm in
Taninthayi  Division.  The entrepreneurs  reported
on  the  land  to   cultivate   oil   palm,   work
completion,  arrangements  for  cultivation of oil
palm in year 2000, machinery and workers and other
needs.


Afterwards,  Minister  Brig-Gen Lun Maung,  Deputy
Commander   Brig-Gen   Hsan  Hsint  and  officials
answered queries of the entrepreneurs sector-wise.


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(9)   Work coordinated for development of Rakhine 
      State and holding novitiation ceremonies in 
      year 2000


YANGON,  29  Nov  -  A  coordination   meeting  on
development   of  Rakhine   region   and   holding
ceremonies of novitiating 1,000 boys in states and
divisions  took place in the  meeting  hall of the
Office of the  Commander-in  Chief  this  morning,
attended  by  Secretary-2  of the State  Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo.


At the coordination  meeting, the Secretary-2 said
that in Rakhine  State, the main mode of transport
is waterways;  therefore,  Yangon-Sittway  Highway
was built with the aim of having easy access among
regions and  developing  Rakhine  State;  regional
administrative  bodies and the  people  are making
all-out  efforts for  development of the region as
well as of the  transport,  together with regional
development  work,social  and religious  tasks are
being carried out; the  ceremonies of  novitiating
1,000 boys will be held in the Year  2000;  such a
ceremony  will  also be held  in  Ramree,  Rakhine
State;  administrative   assistance  needs  to  be
provided  for  holding  these   ceremonies   since
well-wishers  are ready to donate what is required
for them.


Then,  well-wishers  Chairman of KN Company  Thiha
The Thudhamma  Manijotadhara U Tin Win reported on
the novitiation  ceremony to be held in Thangyigon
Village, Kyaukpadaung Township, Myingyan District,
Mandalay    Division,    proprietor   of   Thamada
Thingantaik Thiha Thudhamrna  Manijotadhara U Than
Naing on the  novitiation  ceremony  to be held in
Ramree,  Kyaukbyu  District,  Rakhine  State,  and
Chairman  of BTB  Company  U  Thaing  Win  on  the
novitiating  ceremony to be held in Nyaung- bintha
Village, Sagaing Township, Sagaing Division.


Then, a  general  round of  discussions  followed.
The   ministers   and   deputy    ministers   gave
supplementary     reports.     Afterwards,     the
Secretary-2 attended to their requirements.


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(10)  34 members resign from Minhla Township NLD


YANGON, 29  Nov-Thirty-four  members resigned from
the  National   League  for  Democracy  of  Minhla
Township, Bago  Division.  Thirty-four  members of
Minhla  Township NLD, Bago  Division, of their own
volition,   resigned   by   sending   letters   of
resignation  to  Township   Multiparty   Democracy
General  Election  Sub-commission  and  the  party
concerned on 21  September  1999 as they no longer
wished to participate in party politics of NLD.


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(11)  WEATHER


Maximum  temperature  on  Nov28  was  34.5 C (94F)
Minimum temperature on Nov 29 was 22.5 C(73F)

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