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  Monday, October 18, 2004 
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Prime Minister attends opening of Exhibition on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Activities (Mandalay)

YANGON, 17 Oct — The second Exhibition on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Activities (Mandalay) was opened at the city hall in Mandalay yesterday, attended by Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt.

Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt tours Sagaing

YANGON, 17 Oct — Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt, left here by air for Mandalay yesterday. The Prime Minister and party arrived at Soon U Ponnyashin Pagoda on Sagaing Hill. The Prime Minister offered flowers, lights and incense sticks to the Buddha Images in the reliquary.

 
       Region    
 
Secretary-2 inspects hospitals, nurses training school, degree college in Kengtung

YANGON, 17 Oct — Secretary-2 Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein met officers, other ranks and families of Kengtung Station at Pyi Nyein Aye Hall of Triangle Region Command on 15 October morning.

Sixth anniversary of U Hla Tun Hospice (Cancer) Foundation commemorated

YANGON, 17 Oct — The sixth anniversary of U Hla Tun Hospice (Cancer) Foundation was held at Sedona Hotel on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road this morning...

HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Activities exhibition continues

YANGON, 17 Oct — The Second Exhibition on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control activities was opened at City Hall in Mandalay on 16 October morning. Deputy Minister for Health Dr Mya Oo, visited the exhibition today.

Management Staff Grade-2 Course opened

YANGON, 17 Oct — Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing attended the opening ceremony of the Management Staff Grade-2 course No 2/2004 of the General Administration Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs at the training school this morning.

Coord meeting for greening 30-mile radius of Yangon International Airport

YANGON, 17 Oct — A coordination meeting for greening 30-mile radius of Yangon International Airport all the year round was held this afternoon at the meeting hall of Yangon Command Headquarters, attended by Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe.

Sanitation Day for school and its environs on Oct 23

YANGON, 17 Oct — The Ministry of Education has been conducting programmes for enhancement of basic education sector and it is now carrying out educational tasks at all the basic education schools of the country...

 
       Religion     
 
Provisions donated to monasteries, nunneries, Muslim Home for the Aged

YANGON, 17 Oct — Tatmadaw families of Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air) and wellwishers donated rice and provisions to 31 monasteries and eight nunneries in Mayangon Township this afternoon.

 
       International Relation     
 

Message of the FAO Director-General for World Food Day/TeleFood on Biodiversity for Food Security

The following is the message sent by the Secretary-General of FAO for World Food Day which falls on 16 October 2004.—Ed

 
       Culture   
 
12th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions go on for fourth day

YANGON, 17 Oct — The 12th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continued for the fourth day today at the designated places — the song contest at the National Museum, the dancing contest at the National Theatre...

Ramayana Drama Contest goes on

YANGON, 17 Oct — The Ramayana Drama Contest of the 12th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continued for the third day at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street in Dagon Township here this evening. Pyapon Nandwin Rama Drama Troupe representing Ayeyawady Division participated in the contest.

 
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