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Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, December 9, 1999)

The New Light of Myanmar (Thursday, December 9, 1999)
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(1)   General Maung Aye inspects preparations forl5th
      Shwekyin Nikaya Sangha Meeting, building of Maha
      Kanbawza Pyinyeinaye Pagoda
(2)   ceremony to present National Literary Awards 
      for 1998, l0th-National Mottoes, Literary and 
      Photo Competitions prizes and 1998 Sarpay Beikman 
      Manuscript Awards  
(3)   MEC Chairman attends opening ceremony of new
      building, multimedia teaching centre at Khanaung
      BEHS in Kyauktan
(4)   Secretary-2 inspects products of industrial
      cooperative society
(5)   Ministries urged to enhance work to ensure
      proportionate progress in all regions 
(6)   Minister meets foreign visitors
(7)   Minister meets visitors from ROK
(8)   Minister meets Chief of Mission of UNHCR   
(9)   Minister meets DG of Policy Affairs Council 
      of LDP Party
(10)  Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar opens new 
      office and factory 
(11)  291 members resign from Labutta Township NLD
(12)  WEATHER           
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(1)   General Maung Aye inspects preparations forl5th
      Shwekyin Nikaya Sangha Meeting, building of Maha
      Kanbawza Pyinyeinaye Pagoda


YANGON, 8 Dec-Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of
Defence Services Commander-in -Chief (Army)
General Maung Aye, accompanied by Secretary- 3 of
the State Peace and Development Council
Adjutant-General Lt- Gen Win Myaint and senior
Tatmadaw officers and heads of department ,left
here by Tatmadaw flight on 7 December morning and
arrived at Heho Airport at 8.35 am.

The General and party went to Kangyi Pariyatti
Sarthintaik in Nandawun Ward, Nyaungshwe, where
they paid obeisance to State Ovadacariya Shwekyin
Nikaya Adhipati Chairman Mahanayaka Dhammasenapati
Abhidhaja Maharatthaguru Abhidhaja Agga Maha
Saddhamma Jotika Terasama Sasana Paing Nyaung-shwe
Kangyi Sayadaw Bhaddanta Vimala Bhivamsa and
members of the Sangha.

The General and party received the Five Precepts
from the Sayadaw and presented offertories.The
General supplicated on the 15th Shwekyin Nikaya
Sangha Meeting.to be held at Kangyi Pariyatti
Sarthintaik from 14 to 16 December and attended to
the needs.

Afterwards, the General inspected preparations for
holding the meeting in the precinct of the
Kyaungtaik.  The General paid homage to Maha
Kanbawza Pyinyeinaye Pagoda being built there and
inspected preparations for the relic enshrinement
ceremony, for the Seinphudaw, Hngetmyetnardaw and
for the consecration ceremony and gave
instructions.

The General and party then arrived at
Lwe-hsaung-htauk area, Monghsu Gem Land, Monghsu
Township, at 11.15 am.The General gave
instructions.On the occasion, well-wishers
including gem entrepreneurs, companies, town
elders donated K 12.5 million for building of Maha
Kanbawza Pyinyeinaye Pagoda.

Secretary-3 Lt-Gen Win Myint accepted the
donations.The General and party then inspected
gems mined in the gem land, Block 243 of the
Ministry of Mines and Monghsu gem enterprise.

The General also inspected Block Ta/3 and heard
reports on gems mined and the workshop producing
jewellery.  The General arrived back here at 4.15
pm via Namhsam where he was welcomed by Commander
of Namhsam Station Brig-Gen Kyaw Aung and
officials.

USDA CEC members U Thaung Brig-Gen Ohn Myint,
Brig-Gen Pyi Sone and U Soe Tha, who accompanied
the General, met executives of Shan
State/District/Township USDAs at the Eastern
Command Headquarters during the trip.

Similarly Minister for Commerce Brig-Gen Pyi Sone
met personnel of Myanma Agricultural Produce
Trading Office in Taunggyi yesterday evening.

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(2)   ceremony to present National Literary Awards 
      for 1998, l0th-National Mottoes, Literary and 
      Photo Competitions prizes and 1998 Sarpay Beikman 
      Manuscript Awards

YANGON, 8 Dec-A ceremony to present National
Literary Awards for 1998, l0th-National Mottoes,
Literary and Photo Competitions prizes and 1998
Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards took place at
the, National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Road here,
at 3 pm today and Secretary-l of the State Peace
and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
delivered an address and presented awards to the
winners.

Also present were ministers, the Chief Justice,
the Attorney General and the Auditor General,
Chairman of Civil Services Selection and Training
Board, Chairman of Yangon City Development
Committee Yangon Mayor, deputy ministers, senior
Tatmadaw officers, Director General of the State
Peace and Development Council Office and
officials, heads of department, member of the
National Literary Awards Scrutiny and Selection
Committee, National Mottoes Compilation Leading
Committee, Sarpay Beikman Manuscript Awards
Scrutiny and Selection Committee, doyen literati,
Chairman and EC members of Myanmar Writers and
Journalists Association, awards winners,
professional photographers and guests.

First, Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt made a speech
on the occasion.

He said it conformed to Myanma traditions to
honour the literati, who had served the interests
of own country and national cause of own race with
literary might, by presenting literary awards on
this auspicious Sarsodaw Day on the 1st Waxing Day
of Nadaw and moreover, it would contribute towards
the endeavours made by the Government to
preserve,safeguard and promote literary and
cultural heritage and national characters.

Similarly, throughout Myanmar literary history,
literati with clear national outlook had fine
traditions of promoting the race, language and
religion and preserving national characters and
presentation of literary awards today is to
encourage and support the present day literati and
new generation literati to continue to preserve
and promote them.

In retrospect, it can be seen that high standard
of literary skills flourished for years countable
by the thousand.  The literati had created
literary works dealing with worldly affairs,
dhamma affairs, kingly affairs and cultural
affairs in their profound and extensive literary
styles like ratu, rakan, eh, an, loota, pyo, lanka
and prose, the public on their part followed the
instructions and guidance of the literati while
the ancient monarchs duly honored the literati; as
such the monarch, the public and the literati were
closely united thereby establishing the high
standard of civilized Myanmar society in grandeur.

Ancient monarchs were found to have extended due
recognition to the martial prowess and mental
wisdom of the people and honored them; the public
also took interest in literature and culture and
as such many personalities of outstanding martial
prowess and mental wisdom had emerged in
succession throughout Myanmar history; that was
why the national States respected by neighboring
nations had been established.

After the ceremony, Secretary- 1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
posed for photos together with winners of National
Literary Awards, Tenth National Mottoes, Literary
and Photo Competition and 1998 Sarpay Beikman
Manuscript Awards and cordially met with prize
winners and the literati.

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(3)   MEC Chairman attends opening ceremony of new
      building, multimedia teaching centre at Khanaung
      BEHS in Kyauktan


YANGON, 8 Dec - Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, accompanied
by member of the State Peace and Development
Council Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Than, the ministers, the Yangon Mayor, the deputy
ministers, officials of the State Peace and
Development Council Office, heads of department
and officials, left here by helicopter for
Kyauktan this morning and arrived at Khanaung
Village at 8.15 am.

They were welcomed by heads of department, members
of Division, District, Township, ward and village
Peace and Development Councils,departmental
officials, members of the Union Solidarity and
Development Association and local people.


Secretary-1 Lt Gen Khin Nyunt and party paid
obeisance to Nandayon Kyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Nandasiri and members of the Sangha at Ywale
Kyaungtaik in Khanaung Village.  Then, they paid
homage to Buddha's image at Tazaung.  Secretary-l
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt then attended the opening
ceremony of new building of Khanaung Village Basic
Education High School and multi media teaching
centre at the school at 9 am.

The school was built by Asia World Co Ltd under
the supervisory of Department for Human Settlement
and Housing Development.

Also present on the occasion were Dr Daw Khin Win
Shwe, wife of Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt,
member of the State Peace and Development Council
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than, heads
of department and officials, well-wishers Managing
Director of Asia World Co Ltd U Tun Myint Naing
and others.  Managing Director of Asia World Co
Ltd U Tun Myint Naing formally opened the new
building of Khanaung Village Basic Education High
School.

Afterwards, Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt pressed
the button to unveil the signboard of multimedia
teaching centre of the school.  Secretary-l Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt and party inspected the computer aided
instruction room, interactive audio visual room,
learning room and video aided room, computer aided
instruction room, alter room, domestic science
room, painting room and art room.

Later, the opening ceremony of multimedia teaching
centre of the school was held at the new building.
Well-wishers 'Managing Director U Tun Myint Naing
explained about the donation.  Headmaster of
Khanaung Village BEHS U Myint Swe spoke words of
thanks.

Chairman of School Board of Trustees U Myint Swe
reported to the Secretary-1 on arrangements for
the progress of school and development of
education standard of the students.  Documents
were handed over to Director-General of No 3 Basic
Education Department

Then, Chairman of MEC Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin
Nyunt presented K 100,000 donated by Myanmar
Education Committee to Commander Maj-Gen Khin
Maung Than for Khanaung Village BEHS.

Well-wishers presented cash for the construction
of new building and multimedia teaching centre to
Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, Commander Maj-Gen
Khin Maung Than and Minister for Education U Than
Aung.

Today' s donations included K 25 million donated
by Managing Director of Asia World Co Ltd U Tun
Myint Naing, K 500,000 by well-wishers, K 210,000
by U Tin Nyunt - Daw Khin Nyunt and family, K
150,000 by U Maung Maung Gyi Daw Mya Thwin and
family, K 100,000 by Commander Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Than-Daw Marlar Tint and family, K 100,000 by U
Wunna Thaw-Daw Cho Cho Tun and U Yan Naung Soe and
others.

Later, Secretary- 1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt signed in
the visitors' book.  The Secretary- 1 expressed
his delight to see the opening of multimedia
teaching centre and new building at Khanaung
Village Basic Education High School.  Arrangements
were made for construction of roads linking
townships and villages for regional development in
connection with Thanlyin Kyauktan Region
Development Project after 1988.

He said measures for construction of all weather
roads and bridges were being undertaken step by
step and he expressed his satisfaction for the
efforts of local people for upgrading of the
school from primary to high levels.  Students
would gain opportunity to learn the subjects of
international standard after opening of new
building and multimedia teaching centres, he
added.

The Secretary-l spoke on training of spiritual
development of students, assessment for all-round
development of according to the first phase of
education promotion programme being implemented by
the government, patriotism, propagation of Union
spirit, observing civics and having best habit for
spiritual development.

The Secretary-l thanked Asia World Co Ltd that
built the new building including multimedia
teaching centre and he urged the teachers to
nurture their pupils to be polite and clever.
Managing Director U Tun Myint Naing of Asia World
Co Ltd presented K 300,000 for fund of teachers of
Khanaung Village BEHS to the Secretary-l.

The Secretary-1 and party, members of SBT, PTA
members, well-wishers, headmaster, teachers and
students had a photo session.  Next, the
Secretary-l and party went to Shangyaung Village
in Kyauktan Township where they were welcomed by
members of District, Township and Village Peace
and Development Councils, departmental personnel,
USDA members and local People.  The Secretary-l
gave instructions on speedy implementation of the
tasks.

The Secretary-l then fulfilled the requirements on
education and health matters of Shangyaung
Village.  The Secretary-l said he came to
Shangyaung Village for the second time to
systematically and speedly reclaim the new
farmland connecting to the beach.

He said the region only depends on rain water for
paddy cultivation and construction of dam that
prevented sea water would be beneficial to 12,000
acres.  Minister Maj-Gen Nyunt Tin and Yangon
Division Manager U San Maung of Myanma Agriculture
Service reported on model agriculture and
livestock breeding pilot project.

In his discussions, the Secretary- 1 said he came
to Pilakhat Village for the second time and tasks
are being implemented for interest of farmers
after designating the village as model agriculture
and livestock breeding pilot project area.

He said roads and bridges are being built for
ensuring easy transport from one region to another
and Pilakhat region would be developed soon.  He
spoke of the need for farmers to take part in
development of agriculture.

The Secretary-l made donations at Sri Muni Wara
Temple in Pilakhatkwin.  The Secretary-l and party
arrived back here in the afternoon.

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(4)   Secretary-2 inspects products of industrial
      cooperative society


YANGON, 8 Dec-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Development Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo inspected
industries of Sethmu Sayhsaung Producers
Cooperative Society on Thumingala Road in Zawana
Ward, Thingangyun, this afternoon.

Then, the Secretary-2 inspected a steel pot
capable of cooking 4 1/2 bags of rice.  It is
appropriate for organizations like training
schools.  The Secretary-2 and party also inspected
flotsam cleaning device that can be used in
low-lying areas and refuse compactor that is
capable of compacting five truckloads of refuse
into one truckload of compacts.

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(5)   Ministries urged to enhance work to ensure
      proportionate progress in all regions


YANGON, 8 Dec-Secretary-2 of the State Peace and
Deve10pment Council Lt-Gen Tin Oo met Minister at
the Prime Minister's Office Brig-Gen Lun Maung,
deputy ministers, senior military officers of the
Ministry of Defence and directors-general and
managing directors of departments and enterprises
at the Ministry of Defence this afternoon.

Speaking on the occasion, Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Tin
Oo said the respective ministries are implementing
their tasks in building the peaceful, pleasant,
modern and developed nation.  The meeting was held
to give suggestions concerning implementation of
special projects under the supervision of the
central and other tasks in accord with the
requirements of the Five Year Plan and the
respective regions.  There are tasks which are
being implemented by the ministries alone and the
tasks which are being implemented in cooperation
with regional authorities.

In building Yangon to become a garden city,
traffic safety and crime reduction should also be
conducted.  Efforts are being made for ensuring
convenience and satisfaction to the public.  New
roads are being built in the nation while the
existing ones are being maintained.  Mine
Districts- Greening Project has been extended to
13 at present and the nation as a whole is verdant
with trees.  The ministries should try to enhance
their work in ensuring proportionate progress in
all the regions including less developed areas.
Deputy ministers and officials presented
accomplishments sector-wise.  The Secretary-2
looked into the requirements.

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(6)   Minister meets foreign visitors


YANGON, 8 Dec-Minister for Finance and Revenue U
Khin Maung Thein met Director of Yasuda Fire &
Marine Insurance Co Ltd of Japan Mr Tsunekiyo Endo
and party who called at his office at 3 pm today.
Similarly, Minister U Khin Maung Thein met
President of Hyundai Corporation of the Republic
of Korea Mr Kim Sang Myung, party who called at
his office at 4 pm today.

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(7)   Minister meets visitors from ROK


YANGON, 8 Dec-Minister for Hotels and Tourism
Maj-Gen Saw Lwin met Mr Kim Jae II and party of
Hyundai Corporation and Kia Motors Corporation of
the Republic of Korea who called at his office at
1 pm today.

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(8)   Minister meets Chief of Mission of UNHCR

YANGON, 8 Dec-Minister for Immigration and
Population U Saw Tun met Chief of Mission of UNHCR
of Yangon Mr Canh Nguyen Tang and two members who
called at his office at 10.30 am today.

Also present at the call were Deputy Minister U.
Maung Aung, Director-General Col Maung Htay of
Immigration and National Registration Department,
Manager of Planning Management U Aye and
officials.

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(9)   Minister meets DG of Policy Affairs Council 
      of LDP Party

YANGON, 8 Dec-Minister for Progress of Border
Areas and National Races and Development Affairs
Col Thein Nyunt met Director- General of Policy
Affairs Col Thein Nyunt met Director-General of
Policy Affairs Council of LDP Party of Japan Mr T
Iwakura and party who called at his office at 1 pm
today.

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(10)  Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar opens new 
      office and factory


YANGON, 8 Dec-New office and new factory of
Rothmans of Pall Mall Myanmar Private Ltd jointly
established by the Union of Myanmar Economic
Holdings Ltd and Rothmans Myanmar Holdings Pte Ltd
opened at the facade of the new factory in
Pyinmabin Industrial Zone, Mingaladon Township
this morning.


Mr Graham Bell made a speech.  Brig-Gen Win Hlaing
and Mr Graham Bell formally opened the new office
and factory.The ministers, the deputy ministers,
senior military officers and guests inspected the
office and factory.

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(11)  291 members resign from Labutta Township NLD


YANGON, 8 Dec-A ceremony to present letters of
resignation of 291 members of Labutta Township
National League for Democracy, Ayeyawady Division,
was held at Bayintnaung Hall of Pyinsalu Village
Basic Education High School in the township at
8.20 am on 15 October 1999.

Two hundred and ninety-one members of Labutta
Township NLD, Ayeyawady Division, of their own
volition, resigned by sending letters of
resignation to the party concerned on 15 October
1999 as they no longer wished to participate in
party politics of NLD.

Member of Labutta Township NLD U Hla Han, on
behalf of the party members, explained about the
resignation from the party and handed over the
letters of resignation to member of Township
Multiparty Democracy General Election Commission U
San Maung.

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(12)  WEATHER

Maximum temperature on Dec 7 was 32.0 C (87F)
Minimum temperature on Dec 8 was 23.0 C(73F)

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