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  Tuesday, October 19, 2004 
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Secretary-1 attends opening of multi-media classrooms of No 5 BEHS in Mingaladon Township

YANGON, 18 Oct — Myanmar Education Committee Vice-Chairman State Peace and Development Council Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Soe Win attended the opening of multi-media classrooms of No 5 Basic Education High School in Mingaladon Township this morning.

 
       Religion    
 
Secretary-2 presents provisions to members of the Sangha in Kengtung

YANGON, 18 Oct—Secretary-2 of the State Peace and Development Council Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein attended the ceremony to present provisions by the Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) held at Sasana Beikmandawgyi on Airport Road in Kengtung on 16 October morning and presented rice and offertories to members of the Sangha.

 
       Region    
 
Secretariat member attends USDA meeting

YANGON, 18 Oct — Secretariat member of the Union Solidarity and Development Association Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut attended the annual meeting of Hinthada District USDA held in Hinthada Township yesterday and delivered an address.

Meeting on hosting Fourth World Buddhist Summit held

YANGON, 18 Oct — Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung and officials discussed hosting of the Fourth World Buddhist Summit here at Wizaya Mingala Dhamma Thabin at Kaba Aye this afternoon.

On-job training course No 2/2004 opens

YANGON, 18 Oct — On-job training course No 2/2004 organized by the Ministry of Industry-1 was opened at the training hall of the ministry this morning.

Rules for Armed Forces Day commemorative poem contest announced

YANGON, 18 Oct —Hailing the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day which falls on 27 March 2005, the Poem Contest Organizing Sub-committee under the Poem and Arts Competition Organizing Work Committee, chaired by Deputy Minister for Culture Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung, announced to hold the Poem Contest to mark the 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day.

 
       Culture   
 
Ramayana Drama Contest continues

YANGON, 18 Oct— The Ramayana Drama Contest of the 12th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continued for the fourth day at the National Theatre on Myoma Kyaung Street in Dagon Township here this evening.

Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continue

YANGON, 18 Oct — The 12th Myanmar Traditional Cultural Performing Arts Competitions continued for the fifth day today at the designated places — the song contest at the National Museum, the dancing contest at the National Theatre, the song composing contest at the State School of Drama and the music contest at Padonma Theatre and Kanbawza Theatre.

 
       Sports   
 
Minister honours victorious Finance & Revenue football team

YANGON, 18 Oct—Footballers of the Finance & Revenue football team which emerged champion at the 110th Invitational Football Match of Indian Football Federation (East Bengal) held from 30 September to 10 October in Kolkata, India were honoured at the meeting hall of the ministry at 7 pm today with an address by Minister for Finance & Revenue Maj-Gen Hla Tun.

Han Golf Masters new generation golf on 27 Oct

YANGON, 18 Oct — Myanmar Golf Federation will sponsor the Han Golf Masters new generation golf tourney comprising five different age-wise divisions at Yangon Golf Club at 9th-mile here on 27 October.

Final match of U-21 Tatmadaw soccer on 20 Oct

YANGON, 18 Oct — Third place match of the 20th Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy U-21 Tatmadaw (Army, Navy, Air) Football Tournament 2004 was held in Youth Training Centre (Thuwunna) at 3 pm today.

 

 

 

 

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