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Monday,
January 17, 2005
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Headlines
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 Naga
New Year festival is living proof of successful vitalization of national unity
With better transport in sight eco growth in region in the offing Lt-Gen Ye
Myint attends Naga New Year Festival
YANGON,
16 Jan — Member of the State Peace and Development
Council Lt-Gen Ye Myint of the Ministry of Defence
attended the Naga New Year Festival at Yoya Sport
Grounds in Lahe township, Hkamti District, Sagaing
Division, yesterday.
Military Band
Competition continues
YANGON,
16 Jan — The 14th Defence Services (Army, Navy and Air)
Military Band Competition to mark the 60th Anniversary
Armed Forces Day continued for the second day at the
People’s Square, here, this morning.
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 Nowadays,
there has been a situation in which changes and developments of other sectors
can be brought about through development of education sector Special Refresher
Course No 22 for Basic Education Teachers opened
YANGON,
16 Jan—A ceremony to open Special Refresher Course No 22
for Basic Education Teachers was held at the Yadana Hall
of the Central Institute of Civil Service (Upper
Myanmar) in PyinOoLwin, Mandalay Division, yesterday
morning and Minister for Education U Than Aung, on
behalf of the Chairman of Myanmar Education Committee,
attended the ceremony and made an opening speech on the
occasion.
Also
present on the occasion were Ministers at the Prime
Minister’s Office U Than Swe and Brig-Gen Pyi Sone,
Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Col Hla Thein
Swe, ...
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International
Relation
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Press conference on
holding First International Sepak Takraw Championship 2005 held
YANGON,
16 Jan — The press conference on the First International
Sepak Takraw Championship 2005 to be hosted by Myanmar
was held at Traders Hotel on Sule Pagoda Road this
afternoon.
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Religion
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Rice offered to
Sayadaws, nuns
YANGON,
16 Jan — The rice offering ceremony to commemorate the
93rd Buddha Pujaniya Festival of Sule Pagoda was held at
the platform of the pagoda, here, this afternoon,
attended by Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen
Myint Swe.
Vice-Chairman of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee
Aungmye-bonsan Sayadaw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru
Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Bhaddanta
Pańńind-abhivamsa administered the Eight Precepts.
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 PhD
graduate Sayadaw honoured
YANGON,
16 Jan — Presiding Nayaka of Myittananda Vihara Dhamma
Yeiktha of Freemount in California of the US,
Thingangyun Ngagyanpyan (Dawei) Sasana Yeiktha and
Mandalay Myittananda Dhammaduta Monastery Sayadaw Dr
Bhaddanta Dhammapiya who received PhD (Philosophy) from
California University for his thesis on Nibbana in
Theravada Perspective was honoured at the Dhammayon of
Taze Township Association on 3rd Lane of Bahan Township
this morning.
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Region
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Commander, Minister
inspect agriculture, livestock breeding tasks in Hlegu, Hmawby
YANGON,
15 Jan — Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen
Myint Swe and Minister for Livestock and Fisheries
Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein yesterday morning made an
inspection tour of the private pig breeding farm near
Hlayhlaw-in Village of Hlegu Township and Yangon
Division Vegetable and Poultry Farming Special Zone near
Nyaunghnapin Village of Hmawby Township.
Agriculture,
regional development inspected in Pantanaw
YANGON,
16 Jan — Maj-Gen Soe Naing, Chairman of Ayeyawady
Division Peace and Development Council and Commander of
South-West Command, oversaw thriving summer paddy
plantations along Pathein-Yangon Road on 15 January.
MMCWA meets
Taninthayi Division MCWASC
YANGON,
16 Jan — A meeting between Myanmar Maternal and Child
Welfare Association and Taninthayi Division Maternal and
Child Welfare Association Supervisory Committee took
place at the stadium of Myeik on 12 January. A total of
800 members attended.
Middle school level
essay, poem contests to mark Armed Forces Day held
YANGON,
16 Jan — Organized by the Work Committee for Organizing
Literary and Extempore Talks, Basic Education Middle
School level essay and poem contests to mark 60th
Anniversary Armed Forces Day 2005 were held at
designated schools across the nation today.
Home Affairs
Minister’s cup track & field held
YANGON,
15 Jan — The eighth track and field for the Minister for
Home Affairs’ cup took place at Aung San Stadium this
morning.
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Commander oversees
Development of Homein Township
YANGON,
16 Jan — Chairman of Shan State Peace and Development
Council Commander of Eastern Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Myint inspected tasks of the Hydel Power Plant and
construction of the bridge at Naunglon Lake in Homein
Township on 8 February.
MIDC Chairman visits Industrial Zone in Pyigyidagun
YANGON,
16 Jan — Chairman of Myanma Industrial Development
Committee Minister for Industry-1 U Aung Thaung
yesterday afternoon met with members of Mandalay
Industrial Zone Supervisory Committee and BOD members of
the zone at the Industrial Zones Upgrading Project
Office in Pyigyidagun Township.
Vocational training schools inspected
YANGON,
16 Jan — Director-General of the Education and Training
Department Col Than Win inspected the training school
for development of national youths of border regions in
Bhamo, and construction of the vocational training
school.
On 11
January, he attended the opening of Bhamo vocational
training school for women.
Paddy Husk-fired Power Plant opened in Paungde
YANGON,
16 Jan — A ceremony to open the Paddy Husk-fired Power
Plant, the Cordless Telephone Station and the Village
Library was held near the telephone station in Pyingyi
Village, Kyanigan Village-tract, Paungde Township, on 14
January morning.
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