YANGON, 4
Aug - Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State
Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar,
has sent a message of felicitations to His Excellency Mr
P J Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica, on the
occasion of the Independence Day of Jamaica which falls
on 4 August 2003.
YANGON,
3 Aug - The ceremony to open No 2 Day Nursery built by
Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development
was held at the nursery in Hlinethaya Industrial City at
9 am today, attended by Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council General Khin Nyunt.
YANGON,
3 Aug - A foundation-laying ceremony of Wityi housing
complex being built by the Department of Human
Settlement and Hosing Development, the Ministry of
Construction, and Tawwin Family Co was held at the site
of the building on Pyay Road in Dagon Township at 8 am
today.
YANGON, 3
Aug - Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe this
afternoon inspected extension of the runway at Bhamo
Airport in Bhamo and its environs and attended to the
needs.
YANGON, 3
Aug - Minister for Cooperatives Lt-Gen Tin Ngwe attended
at the opening ceremony of varieties of furniture at
international level sale centre being held on the second
floor of Cooperative Commercial Trade Centre (Saya San
Plaza) at the corner of University Avenue and Saya San
Street in Bahan Township this morning.
YANGON,
3 Aug - State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1
General Khin Nyunt attended the 14th respect-paying
ceremony for parents, organized by the University of
Catholic Youth Apostolate (Yangon), held at the Traders
Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road at 6 pm today.
YANGON,
3 Aug - Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Soe Win this morning attended the opening
ceremony of Homalin Airport in Homalin, Khanti District,
Sagaing Division and made a speech on the occasion.
YANGON,
3 Aug - Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of
Defence attended the monsoon paddy transplanting
competition in Migyaungtaya Village, Kangyidaunt
Township, Pathein District yesterday. Next, Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than delivered an address at the completion of
ploughing for monsoon paddy cultivation at the time of
sufficient water and rain for 2003-2004 and presented
prizes to winners in the paddy transplanting
competition.
YANGON, 3
August - Shan State (East) General Administration
Department held the work coordination meeting 2002 at
Sibinthaya Hall in Kengtung on 29 July.
YANGON,
3 Aug - Families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and
Air) and wellwishers donated provisions and cash to
monasteries in Dagon Township, at Dagon Pariyatti
Sarthintaik in Dagon Township this morning, attended by
member of the State Peace and Development Council
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein.
YANGON, 3
Aug - The Dhammaçakka Wut Association of Yangon City
Development Committee held the Waso robes offering
ceremony at YCDC Dhammayon on Shwedagon Pagoda Road this
morning, attended by YCDC Chairman Mayor U Ko Lay and
wife Daw Khin Khin.
YANGON, 4
Aug - U Win Aung, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of felicitations to
His Excellency Mr Keith D Knight, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Jamaica, on the occasion of the Independence
Day of Jamaica which falls on 4 August 2003.
YANGON, 3
Aug - Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee Minister for
Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint inspected construction
of the gymnasium in Kyaukse on 2 August.
YANGON, 3
Aug - A combined team comprising members of local
intelligence unit and the special anti-drug squad in
Tamu on 10 July seized 816.5 grams of raw opium from
Anyi (a) Lun Kho Gin, between border checkpoints 1 and 2
in Tamu.
Monday, August 4, 2003 
YANGON,
3 Aug - The ceremony to open No 2 Day Nursery built by
Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development
was held at the nursery in Hlinethaya Industrial City at
9 am today, attended by Chairman of Myanmar Education
Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development
Council General Khin Nyunt.
YANGON,
3 Aug - A foundation-laying ceremony of Wityi housing
complex being built by the Department of Human
Settlement and Hosing Development, the Ministry of
Construction, and Tawwin Family Co was held at the site
of the building on Pyay Road in Dagon Township at 8 am
today.
YANGON,
3 Aug - State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1
General Khin Nyunt attended the 14th respect-paying
ceremony for parents, organized by the University of
Catholic Youth Apostolate (Yangon), held at the Traders
Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road at 6 pm today.
YANGON,
3 Aug - Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Soe Win this morning attended the opening
ceremony of Homalin Airport in Homalin, Khanti District,
Sagaing Division and made a speech on the occasion.
YANGON,
3 Aug - Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than of the Ministry of
Defence attended the monsoon paddy transplanting
competition in Migyaungtaya Village, Kangyidaunt
Township, Pathein District yesterday. Next, Lt-Gen Khin
Maung Than delivered an address at the completion of
ploughing for monsoon paddy cultivation at the time of
sufficient water and rain for 2003-2004 and presented
prizes to winners in the paddy transplanting
competition.
YANGON,
3 Aug - Families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and
Air) and wellwishers donated provisions and cash to
monasteries in Dagon Township, at Dagon Pariyatti
Sarthintaik in Dagon Township this morning, attended by
member of the State Peace and Development Council
Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein.