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Tuesday, January 4, 2005

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Robust sovereignty of a country rests on solidarity of entire people, with Union Spirit as the base YANGON, 4 Jan — The following is a translation of the message sent by State Peace and Development Council Chairman Defence Services Commander-in-Chief Senior General Than Shwe on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary of the Independence Day. Secretary-1 attends School Family Day Prize-distribution Ceremony YaNGON, 3 Jan—The 2004-2005 School Family Day Prize-distribution Ceremony of the Ministry of Education was held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall on Pyay Road, Kamayut Township this morning, with an address by Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein.		Foreign Heads of State send felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe YANGON, 4 Jan — The following are messages of felicitations from foreign Heads of State sent to Senior General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar. Secretary-1 attends opening ceremony of Independence Day Exhibition YANGON, 3 Jan—A ceremony to open the 57th Anniversary Independence Day Exhibition sponsored by the 57th Anniversary Independence Day Information Sub-committee and the Exhibition Staging Sub-committee was held at the Tatmadaw Convention Hall on U Wisara Road in Dagon Township here at 10 am today, attended by Chairman of Central Committee for Observance of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thein Sein.

Nations enjoying development at present study their history of progress to shape their own future YANGON, 3 Jan — Ayeyawady Division Union Solidarity and Development held a meeting in Pathein on 31 December 2004 to materialize the seven objectives and nine future tasks adopted by the USDA Annual General Meeting 2004 and the plans to be carried out in Ayeyawady Division.


International Relation

LPDR Vice-President sends congratulatory message to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye YANGON, 4 Jan—The following is the message sent by Mr Choummaly Xayasone, Vice-President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day.		Indonesian Vice-President sends congratulatory message to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye YANGON, 4 Jan—The following is the message sent by Mr Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice- President of the Republic of Indonesia to Vice-Senior General Maung Aye, Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day.

Foreign Heads of Government send felicitations to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win YANGON 4 Jan — The following are messages of felicitations from Foreign Heads of Government sent to Prime Minister Lt-Gen Soe Win, on the occasion of the 57th Anniversary Independence Day of the Union of Myanmar.

Religion

Union of Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Notification No 1/2005 9th Waning of Nadaw 1366 ME (4 January 2005) The State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has conferred religious titles on the following Most Venerable Sayadaws, Ganthadura Pariyatti Lecturer Sayadaws, Vipassanadura Patipatti Kamathan Instructor Sayadaws, Mobile Dhamma Preachers, national and foreign missionary figures and outstanding donors of the Four Essentials to the Buddhist Sasana.

Region

Forest Museum opened Yangon, 3 Jan — Forest Museum of the Ministry of Forestry was inaugurated at the Forest Department (Head Office) here this morning. C-in-C’s Honorary Certificates awarded YANGON, 4 Jan — The Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services awarded 28 military service personnel with Commander-in-Chief’s honorary certificates for their extraordinary performance duty assigned to them in defence of the country. Minister inspects park, tarring of road in Taunggyi YANGON, 3 Jan — Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt this afternoon inspected the park and garden of Taunggyi Township Development Affairs Committee Deputy Minister inspects Bo Aung Kyaw container yard YANGON, 3 Jan — Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Col Hla Thein Swe arrived at Bo Aung Kyaw container yard this afternoon where he inspected the X-ray machine. School Family Day of Dagon BEHS-1 held YANGON, 3 Jan — School Family Day for 2004-2005 Academic Year of Dagon Township No 1 Basic Education High School was observed today at the school.		Notifications on conferring titles and medals of commendation YANGON, 4 Jan— The State Peace and Development Council issued Notification Nos 1/2005, 2/2005, 3/2005, 4/2005, 5/2005, 6/2005, 7/2005 and 8/2005 on conferring titles and medals today, the 57th Anniversary Independence Day. Union of Myanmar State Peace and Development Council Notification No 2/2005 9th Waning of Nadaw, 1366 ME (4 January, 2005) The State Peace and Development Council of the Union of Myanmar has conferred titles and medals of commendation on the following persons. 266 drug-related cases exposed in November YANGON, 3 Jan — The Tatmadaw, Myanmar Police Force and the Customs Department exposed 266 drug-related cases in November 2004. Course on public relations opens YANGON, 3 Jan — The public relations course No 1 of the Yangon Division Union Solidarity and Development Association was opened this morning at the training school of Yangon City Development Committee in Mingala Taung Nyunt Township here.



Poem

Blood brothers beware * For nearly over 2,000 years, our country Led by our own leaders, proudly With own culture, with laws we made And miscellany, we exisited for long.