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  Saturday, May 8, 2004 
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State Peace and Development Council Chairman Senior General Than Shwe accepts credentials of Pakistani Ambassador

YANGON, 7 May — Mr Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry, newly accredited Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Union of Myanmar, presented his credentials to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar, at Zeyathiri Beikman on Konmyinttha, here, at 10 am today.

 

Dinner hosted to mark graduation of 107th Intake of DSAOTS

YANGON, 7 May — To mark the graduation of the 107th Intake of Defence Services (Army) Officers Training School, a dinner was hosted at the convocation hall of DSAOTS in Bahtoo Tatmyo, Yaksawk Township, yesterday evening. Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye graced the ceremony with his presence.

 
      Region     
 

Vice-Senior General Maung Aye meets with departmental officials and locals in Loikaw

YANGON, 7 May — Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, left here by air for Loikaw in Kayah State on 5 May morning.

Mercantile Marine Officer Cadet Training Course No CD-32 opened

YANGON, 7 May—Mercantile Marine Officer Cadet Training Course No CD-31 of Institute of Maritime Technology under the Ministry of Transport concluded in conjunction with the opening ceremony of the Course No 32 at the hall of IMT on Bayintnaung Road in Kamayut Township here this morning.

Lt-Gen Ye Myint looks into Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanabon) construction project

YANGON, 7 May — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence, arrived at the briefing hall of Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadanabon) construction project (Sagaing bank) yesterday afternoon.

MRTV-4 channel to be launched soon

YANGON, 7 May — The participation of the respective ministries and organizations is important for the success of MRTV-4 programmes, said Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan today at a meeting to launch the channel covering programmes disseminating knowledge, entertainment programmes and news programmes.

Measures for ensuring smooth and secure transport coordinated

YANGON, 7 May — The Yangon Division Supervisory Committee for Ensuring Smooth and Secure Transport held the meeting at the hall of Yangon Division All Bus-line Control Committee (Yangon Division) in Tamway Township this evening.

 

Prime Minister attends opening of school building, multimedia classrooms at BEHSs in Mogok, inspects Mogok Gems Land

YANGON, 7 May— A ceremony to open Shwe Yadana three-storey building of Kyatpyin Basic Education High School in Mogok Township in Mandalay was held in conjunction with the ceremony to hand over...

Myanmar War Veterans Organization Central Organizing Committee meets

YANGON, 7 May— Myanmar War Veterans Organization Central Organizing Committee held regular meeting No 2/2004 at the hall of MWVO Headquarters on Pyay Road in Mayangon Township this afternoon, attended by Chairman of MWVO COC Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein.

Mercantile Marine Officer Cadet Training Course concludes

YANGON, 7 May—The concluding of Mercantile Marine Officer Cadet Training Course No CD 31 was held in conjunction with the prize presentation at the Institute of Marine Technology on Bayintnaung Road in Kamayut Township here this morning.

Fourth coord meeting of National Convention Convening Management Committee held

YANGON, 7 April — The fourth coordination meeting of the National Convention Convening Management Committee took place at the meeting hall of the committee at Nyaunghnapinkwin in Hmawby Township here at 9 am today.

Commander inspects development undertakings in Kyimyindine Township

YANGON, 7 May— Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe inspected development tasks in wards in Kyimyindine Township located in other side of Hline River this afternoon.

 
      Information Technology     
 

Workshop on language implementation

YANGON, 7 May — Under the joint arrangements of the Myanmar Computer Federation and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology of Thailand, the Myanmar-Thai Co-workshop on Myanmar Language Implementation was held at the MICT Park in Hline Township.

 

Beware of computer worm Sasser

YANGON, 6 May — Sasser, a computer worm, is spreading in computers through the Internet beginning early May, and affecting over a million computers worldwide. Although any of the four types, A, B, C and D, of the worm does not destroy files or application programmes, it can hamper the functioning power of a computer.

 
      International Relation     
 

UMFCCI officials meet guests

YANGON, 6 May — Ambassador of Pakistan Mr Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhury, together with Deputy Head of Mission Mr Habib-Ur-Rehman yesterday morning called on UMFCCI General Secretary U Sein Win Hlaing at the UMFCCI head office here.

 
      Sports     
 

Myitkyina Open Golf Tour continues

YANGON, 7 May— The Myitkyina Open Golf Tour, co-organized by Northern Command, Myanmar Golf Federation and Myanmar Professional Golfers’ Association and mainly sponsored by Jade Land Myanmar Co Ltd, continued for the second day at Northern Star Gold Course in Myitkyina this morning.

 

 

 

 

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