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   Friday, January 14, 2005  
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The Union of Myanmar
The State Peace and Development Council
The Law Amending the Transfer of Immoveable Property Restriction Law
(The State Peace and Development Council Law No. 1/2005)
The 4th Waxing Day of Pyatho 1366 ME
(13th January, 2005)

    The State Peace and Development Council hereby enacts the following Law:-

1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the Transfer of Immoveable Property Restriction Law.

Colonel Muammar Al-Gadafi felicitates Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 13 Jan— The following is a message of felicitations from Bro Colonel Muammar Al-Gadafi, Leader of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 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.

Three Energy Ministers visit drilling vessel

YANGON, 13 Jan — Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Lun Thi together with Bangladeshi State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Mr AKM Mosharraf Hossain and Indian Minister for Oil and Natural Gas Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar this afternoon went on board the drilling vessel Frontier Duchess which will carry out drilling carry out at Well Shwe-3 of Oil Exploitation Block A-1 at Rakhine Offshore.

Ayeyawady Div nearly meets monsoon paddy cultivation target of 3.6m acres

Yangon, 13 Jan - Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Maung Than and Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein observed summer paddy and winter crops in Nyaungdon, Pantanaw and Kyaunggon townships in Ayeyawady Division on 11 January.

UN Secretary-General sends felicitations to Senior General Than Shwe

YANGON, 13 Jan— The following is a message of felicitations from Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, 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.

Lt-Gen Aung Htwe hoists Seinbudaw, Hngetmyatnadaw, Htidaw atop Yanaungmyin Pagoda in Lashio

YANGON, 13 Jan — Member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Aung Htwe of the Ministry of Defence, accompanied by Chairman of Shan State (North) Peace and Development Council Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen Myint Hlaing, Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint, departmental officials and donors, ...
 


Myanmar on top in 1st SEA Archery C’ships

YANGON, 13 Jan—The team-wise events of first SEA Archery Championships took place in conjunction with the prize-presentation ceremony at the Kyaikkasan grounds here this morning.

 

     International Relation     

Press conference on 1st SEA Archery C’ship held

YANGON, 13 Jan—A press conference on the first SEA Archery Championship took place at the Myanmar Archery Federation in Kyaikkasan sports ground here this afternoon.
 

FAO to help improve information on inland fisheries

YANGON, 13 Jan — Myanmar and FAO signed the project agreement on addressing the quality of information on inland fisheries at the Fisheries Department here today.

 
      Region     

UDNR students to visit Yangon

YANGON, 12 Jan — Officials held a meeting at Pyithu Hluttaw here yesterday to make arrangements for the Yangon visit of the students of the four-year BEd course No 36 of the University for Development of National Races.

Commander meets staff assigned to Cocogyun

YANGON, 13 Jan — Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Myint Swe met with departmental personnel who will discharge duties in Cocogyun Island at the meeting hall of Myanma Five Star Line Thakayta Township today.

Co-ord meeting on holding 58th Anniversary Union Day held

YANGON, 13 Jan — The coordination meeting of Dinner and Entertainment Subcommittee for holding the 58th Anniversary Union Day 2005, was held at the meeting hall of the Ministry of Culture this afternoon.

Cooperatives Minister visits booths of MCCPSF

YANGON, 13 Jan— Minister for Cooperatives Col Zaw Min viewed around the booths displayed for the seventh day at Myanma Cooperative Centenary Products Show and Festival 2005 at Cooperative Commercial Centre (Saya San Plaza), Bahan Township, today.

Information minister receives Chairman of Shin Satellite

YANGON, 13 Jan— Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan received Chairman of Shin Satellite Co Ltd of Thailand Dr Nong Luck Phinainitisart and party at the ministry on Theinbyu Road this morning.

Timber extraction camps inspected in Sagaing, Mandalay Division

YANGON, 12 Jan —Minister for Forestry Brig-Gen Thein Aung met Tamu District Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Win Zaw and officials at meeting hall of Tamu PDC office on 9 January and gave instructions to them on extraction of timber.

Next, the minister inspected Manmaw and Nankatate raft jetties in Tamu Township and Sawbwayeshin, Nankyi, 55th mile and Sonlamyaing jetties in Kale Township.
 

Armed Forces Day colour photo contest to be held

YANGON, 13 Jan— The Work Committee for Organizing 60th Anniversary Armed Forces Day 2005 Commemorative Literary and Colour Photo Competition will hold the Colour Photo Contest. Photo enthusiasts can send up to four entries for each title.

Education Minister receives MD of Toyota Foundation

YANGON, 13 Jan— Minister for Education U Than Aung received Director (Management) and Managing Director of Toyota Foundation Mr Norio Kanie visiting here to attend the Myanmar Historical Commission Golden Jubilee International Conference, at the Diamond Jubilee Hall on Pyay Road this morning.

Rural tube-well and road put into commission

YANGON, 13 Jan—Director-General of the Development Affairs Department under the Ministry for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Myo Myint attended the opening of a rural tube-well and an urban tar road in Kawthoung, Taninthayi Division, on 11 January.

Organizing Management Committee discusses observance of Union Day with full political essence

YANGON, 13 Jan — The Management Committee for Organizing the 58th Anniversary Union Day held its first coordination meeting at Pyithu Hluttaw Building on Pyay Road, here, this afternoon.

Youth Training Centres in Lashio and Mandalay inspected

YANGON, 13 Jan — Deputy Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Brig-Gen Kyaw Myint, accompanied by officials, inspected the youth training centre, Pre-Primary School No 1 and the Office of Additional Social Welfare Department in Lashio on 10 January and gave necessary instructions to the officials on taking care of child and elders, and the rehabilitation of drug addicts.

Myanmar Tong Tah Trade Fair at Yangon Trade Centre

YANGON, 13 Jan—With the permission of the Ministry of Commerce, the Myanmar Tong Tah Trade Fair will be held at Yangon Trade Centre on Upper Pazundaung Street here from 26 to 30 January. The fair will house a large number of booths displaying stationery, automobiles, perfumes, ...


Manuscripts invited to Myittasanyay Magazine

YANGON, 13 Jan — The coordination meeting for publishing Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association’s Myittasanyay Magazine, Volume 4, No 4, was held at the meeting hall of MMCWA (Centre) on 6 January.

 
      Sport     


MPGA & MGF President’s Trophy Golf Tourney goes on

YANGON, 13 Jan — Zaw Paing Oo (Srixon) who took the third position yesterday overtook all the players in the second round of the professional golfers division this morning after firing 144 strokes in the two-day total.

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