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Thursday, November
25, 2004 |
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Headlines
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Secretary-1 Lt-Gen
Thein Sein attends opening ceremony of 6th Asian Wushu Championships 2004
YANGON,
24 Nov — A ceremony to open the 6th Asian Wushu
Championships 2004 hosted by Myanmar was held on a grand
scale in National Indoor Stadium-1 (Thuwunna) in
Thingangyun Township this morning, with an address by
Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Thein Sein.
Transport facilities
inspected in Ayeyawady Division
YANGON,
24 Nov—Minister for Construction Maj-Gen Saw Tun and
officials of Public Works inspected bridge No 1/13 on
Pathein-Monywa Road yesterday. He also inspected repair
of sections of Pathein-Monywa Road.
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Khaing Khaing Maw
bags one gold
YANGON,
24 Nov— Selected Myanmar Wushu athlete Khaing Khaing Maw
won a gold medal in the women’s Taijiquan event of the
6th Asian Wushu Championships 2004 hosted by Myanmar at
the National Indoor Stadium-1 in Thuwunna this morning.
First India-ASEAN Car
Rally starts
YANGON,
24 Nov— Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint, Minister for Sports Brig-Gen
Thura Aye Myint, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U
Maung Myint and officials left here and arrived at
Monywa Airport on 21 November.
Lt-Gen Ye
Myint and party, accompanied by Chairman of Sagaing
Division Peace and Development Council Commander of
North-West Command Maj-Gen Tha Aye, left for Kalay.
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Commander Maj-Gen
Myint Swe inspects agricultural tasks,
Ngamoyeik Sluice Gate project
YANGON,
24 Nov — Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen
Myint Swe, accompanied by Commander of No 1 Military
Region Lt-Col Nay Win, Secretary of Yangon Division
Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Myint Kyi and
division level officials, made an inspection tour of
Yangon East and North Districts today and attended to
the needs of the tasks for regional development .
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International
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Singapore to become
global hydro hub
SINGPORE,
24 Nov — Singapore aims to build itself into a global
hydro hub by growing its water industry to share 3 to 5
per cent in the global water market.
Speaking
at the opening of Hyflux’s Membrane Technology Research
& Development (R&D) Centre here on Tuesday, Yaacob
Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water
Resources, said that the well-developed R&D
infrastructure is one of the advantages the city state
enjoys to achieve this goal.
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S Korean PM holds
talks with Chinese senior official
SEOUL, 24
Nov — South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hai-chan held
talks with Chinese State Councillor Chen Zhili on
bilateral exchanges on Monday afternoon in the South
Korean Government Complex Building.
Lee and
Chen agreed on promoting cooperation and exchanges in
science, technology and education fields. They also
reached consensus on providing convenience for exchanges
of personnel of the two countries.
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Religion
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 Homage
paid to remains of the late Chairman Sayadaw
YANGON,
24 Nov — The remains of Chairman of State Sangha Maha
Nayaka Committee Chancellor of the State Pariyatti
Sasana Universities Chief of Pakokku Maha Visutarama
Nikaya Presiding Nayaka of Myingyan Koehsaung Monastery
and Pitakat Thonbon Nikaya Monastery from Dagon Myothit
(South) Township Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja
Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Sobhita Mahathera is
being kept at the temporary building in the precinct of
Pitakat Thonbon Nikaya Monastery.
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Region
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Minister for Mines
tours townships in Mandalay Division
YANGON,
24 Nov — Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint inspected
Kyadwinyay Mine of No 3 Mining Enterprise in PyinOoLwin
on 20 November morning.
In the
afternoon, the minister proceeded to No 1 Iron and Steel
Plant and inspected the production process.
Myanmar-Qatar air
services agreement inked
YANGON,
24 Nov — An air services agreement between the
Government of the Union of Myanmar and the Government of
the State of Qatar was inked today.
Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation
Brig-Gen Myo Tin and Mr Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Noaimi,
Chairman and Managing Director of Civil Aviation
Authority of Qatar, signed the bilateral air services
agreement and exchanged documents in the presence of
Deputy Minister for Transport U Pe Than.
Rural tube-well put
into service
YANGON,
24 Nov—Budalin Township Development Affairs Committee is
sinking tube-wells in the township under the supervision
of Sagaing Division DAC. With the cash donation of K
1.25 million by U Kyaw Hoe and Daw Thin Yee (Mibamyitta
Pharmaceutical Store) in Yangon, Budalin Township DAC
sank a two-inch tube-well at Pyutu Village in the
township.
CECs meet USDA members
YANGON,
24 Nov — Two Central Executive Committee members of the
Union Solidarity and Development Association met with
executives of USDA in Pyay yesterday.
The CEC
members, Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung
Min and Deputy Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Than Htay
explained the political, economic and social
developments of the nation and the seven-point Road Map,
which must be materialized with the participation of the
entire people of the country.
Locals in Natogyi Township get more drinking water
NATOGYI,
10 Nov — With the aim of supplying drinking water to
local people in Mokan Village-tract in Natogyi Township,
a tube-well was inaugurated on 27 October in Mokan
Village (East) in the township.
A tar-road inaugurated in Muse Township
MUSE, 6
Nov — A tar road linking SwanSaw Ward and Khowein
Village in Muse Township was commissioned into service
on 6 November in Muse Township.
It is
3,200 feet long and 10 ft wide. Wellwisher U Yan Moe Ann
donated K 7.5 million and Muse Township Development
Affairs Department DAD provided K 1.5 million for
construction of the tar road.
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A & I Minister
visits sugar mills
YANGON,
24 Nov—Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Maj-Gen
Htay Oo held meeting with the officials of Nos 2 and 3
Sugar Mills on 22 November. In his discussions, the
Minister gave instructions on production of quality
sugar in this season, and ensuring purchase of targeted
amount of sugarcane. He said that it is needed to meet
the targeted sown acreage of cultivation of sugarcane
this cultivation season, calling for cooperation of
related departments for sufficient water supply, timely
ploughing and boosting per acre yield.
Successful
candidates announced
YANGON,
24 Nov—The Myanmar Maritime University under the
Ministry of Transport and the Myanmar Aerospace
Engineering University under the Ministry of Science and
Technology are going to launch their classes for
2004-2005 academic year on 1 December 2004.
Roads in Taunggyi
renovated
YANGON,
24 Nov —Repair work of the roads in Taunggyi are being
carried out in the opening season by the township
Development Affairs Department.
Officials
led by U M Hla Thaung of the township DAD on 1 November
supervised the tarring of road near Sao San Tun Market
in Taunggyi.
Course on
Practical Aspects of Exploration in Myanmar concludes
Myanmar fashion
designers leave for KL
YANGON,
24 Nov — Chief-editors of two fashion magazines and
fashion designers on 20 November left for Malaysia to
attend the Asia Fashion Week-2004 which will be held in
Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian hotels and tourism companies
will organize the fashion week from 21 to 29 November.
The Myanmar delegation comprises Chief-Editor of Empress
Akari Magazine U Kyi Win, Emperor Akarit Magazine U Hla
Phone Aung, Daw Tin Moe Lwin of T & M and seven fashion
designers.
Self-reliant
libraries mushrooming nationwide
PALE, 8
Nov — An opening ceremony of a self-reliant library was
held in Minma Village-tract in Pale Township on 10
October.
The
library was opened with the assistance of the township
Information and Public Relations Department (IPRD). At
the opening ceremony, local bookworms provided a total
of 375 books on general knowledge for the library.
Geospatial IT
Conference launched
YANGON,
24 NOV — The Geospatial IT Conference, organized by
Myanmar Credent Technology, began today.
The
conference was opened with the addresses by President of
Myanmar Computer Federation U Thein Oo and Vice-Chairman
of Credent Technology Asia Mr Pagadala Vijay.
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Sports
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 Minister
for Sports enjoys Asian Wushu C’ships
YANGON,
24 Nov — The 6th Asian Wushu Championships 2004, hosted
by Myanmar, started its events at the National Indoor
Stadium-1 in Thuwunna this morning.
Among the
spectators were Chairman of Myanmar Olympic Committee
Minister for Sports Brig-Gen Thura Aye Myint, Chinese
Minister of Sports President of Asian Wushu Federation
Mr Li Zhijian and officials of World Wushu Federation,
President of Myanmar Wushu Federation U Khin Maung Lay
and executives.
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